Australia batsman Steve Smith has said that he is ready to skip T20 World Cup in order to be available for all the five Ashes Tests. Smith has withdrawn from the limited-overs series against West Indies and Bangladesh due to an elbow injury. The T20 World Cup is slated to be played from October 17 to November 14 […]
Cricket-Rajasthan Royals release captain Smith ahead of new season
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals have released captain Steve Smith ahead of the 2021 IPL auction, the team said on Wednesday. The Australian is one of eight players released by Rajasthan and will be replaced as skipper by wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson. The Royals retained the England trio of […]
Sehwag comments on Steve Smith removing Rishabh Pant’s batting guard
It looked like a tough effort for the Indian cricket team to save the third Test against Australia in Sydney. Australia had given India a target of 407 runs and the visitors had already the wickets of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma on Day 4. But India batted out of […]
‘Body language wasn’t great’: Kohli not happy with India’s fielding
Virat Kohli lamented India’s average fielding after the team suffered a 66-run loss to Australia in the series opener at the SCG on Friday. India were rusty on the field, and while there weren’t too many dropped catch per say, the little error in judgments highlighted how the team was […]
Michael Vaughan feels India will lose to Australia in all formats
In their first international match in 9 months, Team India did not look like a top side. They were rusty in the field, leaked too many runs in bowling and despite showing sparks, could not get their batting together. Their players played in the Indian Premier League but as a […]
Steve Smith names the most impressive Indian player
Australia batsman Steve Smith is often regarded as the best batsman in Test cricket currently. The right-hander, who was slapped with a 12-month ban by Cricket Australia for his involvement in ball-tampering in South Africa, bounced back strongly to again establish himself as one of the best in the business. […]
Steve Smith says in best shape after focus on fitness during break
Top Australian cricketers resumed training on Monday at the Sydney Olympic Park with batting mainstay Steve Smith saying that he is in his best shape in years after putting the bat aside for two months to focus on physical and mental fitness. David Warner and Mitchell Starc were among those […]
‘Will break many records’: Steve Smith’s high praise for Virat Kohli
Australian batting superstar Steve Smith is all praise for Team India captain Virat Kohli and speaks about the relentless nature of the batsman and how his hunger to accumulate runs helps him be a top performer across all the three formats. “Virat is an absolutely terrific player. His numbers just speak for […]
Steve Smith’s calm after the storm
If 2019 was all about rediscovering that old belief for Steve Smith after a yearlong ban for the ball-tampering scandal that broke him emotionally, the New Year will be about covering fresh ground in limited-overs cricket with Australia hosting the T20 World Cup in October. The quest for perfection has […]
Steve Smith ran 3 km in Brisbane to ‘punish himself’ – Find out why
Steve Smith has been in rip-roaring form ever since he made a comeback after serving a one year ban. In the Ashes, he scored a whopping 774 runs at an average of 110.57 in the Ashes series this year. However, the right-hander encountered a rare failure in the first Test […]