Steve Smith sweated profusely in Perth
Team India has been practicing continuously in Perth for the last 5-6 days for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. All the players of the Indian team have sweated a lot and even practiced creating match-like situations. On the other hand, the host Australian team has not yet started its practice and the players selected for the first test, including Pat Cummins, are currently spending time with their families. But a star player of the Australian team is just busy preparing to face the Indian team. This player is former team captain Steve Smith, who is currently taking batting practice alone in Perth.
Smith practicing alone
The Australian team has not yet assembled for the Perth test which will begin on November 22. Among the players selected for the first Test, many big stars, including captain Cummins, Smith and Mitchell Starc, recently played in the ODI series against Pakistan, after which they were given a few days’ rest so that they could prepare for the fifth test match. Series. Come back renewed. While the rest of the players spent time with their families, Smith himself arrived in Perth and began practicing. Smith took a lot of batting practice at an academy here and also posted a video of it.
Steve Smith can prove to be a big threat for the Indian team in this entire series and to make this true, Smith is also practicing a lot. If Australia also wants to win this series, then it is very important for Smith to continue as he has been going through a rough patch for quite some time now. Smith has not scored a Test century for over 500 days. Even his performance last year on the tour of India was not good, while this year his performance against Pakistan, West Indies and New Zealand was also not special.
Good record against India
However, in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Smith has scored around 1800 runs at an average of 65 and has scored 8 centuries. However, he could not make much of an impact in Team India’s last tour of Australia and this was the reason why his team lost the series 2-1. It is a big relief for Australia and Smith that Smith is now seen playing in his favorite number 4 position instead of opening. This year, Smith, who came to open, did not achieve any success in this position, after which he decided to return to number 4.
