Australia’s dynamic right-handed batter Steve Smith isn’t amongst the runs in ODI WC 2023. Steve Smith was dismissed for a golden duck against Sri Lanka and his nemesis against the ball coming in is still haunting him which is not a good sign for him as well as the team.
Australia ended their 2 match-losing streak but the 5-time champions have a lot to ponder. The destructive left-handed batter David Warner too failed to trouble the scorers. The two batting stalwarts Warner & Smith need to play according to their credentials if the side wants to win the championship.
Steve Smith is in woeful form- Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra was seen speaking on his YouTube channel and was not quite happy with the way Smith got out against Sri Lanka. Aakash Chopra pointed out that bowled and leg before dismissals aren’t ending for Smith. Aakash Chopra stated that Smith’s technical foundation is not strong as the batting maestro Virat Kohli.
“When Australia came to bat, they didn’t bat that well. David Warner got out and Steve Smith was out for zero. Bowled and leg-before is not ending for Steve Smith, actually he is more often getting out leg-before. It is a problem,” said Aakash Chopra.
“I am not saying it is the fall but Steve Smith’s fall can be like falling from a cliff because he is a hand-eye-coordination player. The technical foundation is not as strong as say Virat Kohli’s. When it goes, he suddenly starts looking like an ordinary batter although Steve Smith is not ordinary,” he stated.
“However, the ball has been hitting the pads so many times although there was a time when the ball never used to hit his pads. Everyone used to feel that he was moving around and that they should hit his pads but no one was able to do it. So Steve Smith is in woeful form and Warner is not playing that well,” he added.