| Smaran was quite mischievous in his childhood, prompting his parents to enroll him in cricket at Vultures Cricket Club. |
| In his youth, he admired left-handed batsmen like Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Hussey. |
| He began training in cricket at the age of 7 and initially struggled with patience as a batsman. |
| During the 2018 Under-16 KSCA inter-club tournament, he notched up a hundred, a double century, and a triple hundred. |
| As captain of the Karnataka Under-16 team, he achieved impressive scores: 167 against Andhra Pradesh, 203 not out against Goa, and 150 not out against Puducherry. |
| In 2019, he participated in BCCI's U-19 boys’ training camps at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. |
| In the 2023-2024 season, he scored 829 runs, leading Karnataka Under-23 to their inaugural CK Nayudu Trophy victory. |
| He represented Gulbarga Mystics in the 2024 Maharaja T20 Trophy, accumulating 302 runs at an average of 43.14 and a strike rate of 145.19. |
| He remained unsold at the 2025 IPL auction despite a base price of Rs 30 lakhs. |
| On 15 January 2025, he played a crucial role in Karnataka's victory over Haryana, contributing 76 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinals. |
| Smaran is represented by the Crease Cricket agency and began rigorous training at Invictus Performance Lab in 2020 to enhance his power for hitting sixes. |
