According to Ravi Shastri, Steve Smith can be a lethal opponent for India in the remaining games against Australia.
Steve Smith is leading Australia in the third Test against India with Pat Cummins back home with a family emergency. Image: Sportzpics
After Australia skipper Pat Cummins rushed back home for personal reasons, Steve Smith is captaining the side for the third Border-Gavaskar Test against India. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri praised Smith and stated that the batter is a better player when he leads the team. The ex-India cricketer made the comment in his column for The Age.
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According to Shastri, the middle-order batter could be a lethal opponent for India in the remaining matches. “India will be aware that someone like Smith somewhere down the line in this series will come good. He showed glimpses in Nagpur, but Ravichandran Ashwin got the better of him twice in Delhi. However, a player of his pedigree would have realised that he can correct what hasn’t worked for him so far. And there are few better than him to make that slight correction count with a big score,” the former India coach wrote.
Steve Smith was Australia’s set captain earlier but lost the position due to his involvement in the infamous ball-tampering scandal.
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