Smith fails to find place in Mitchell Marsh-led Australia T20 WC squad
Besides Smith, the other notable omissions from the T20 World Cup squad are youngster Jake Fraser-McGurk, experienced seamer Jason Behrendorff and all-rounder Matt Short.
Besides Smith, the other notable omissions from the T20 World Cup squad are youngster Jake Fraser-McGurk, experienced seamer Jason Behrendorff and all-rounder Matt Short.
Rubbing salt to the injury, the 34-year-old Smith could only manage 51 runs from four knocks during the recently-completed 2-0 series victory over New Zealand.
Out of the 41 batters to have done so to date, his current average of 49.67 is bettered only by India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli (53.44).
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Smith's innings exemplified the qualities of a classic Test knock, displaying his expertise and patience throughout Day 1.
Although India did manage to win their maiden Test series in Australia in their last tour in 2018-19, that time they did not have the services of the Warner-Smith duo.
David Warner and Rohit Sharma were also seen speaking about their respective opening partners in their national team, Aaron Finch and Shikhar Dhawan.
Sanju Samson on Tuesday revealed how his Rajasthan Royals teammate and Australian batting stalwart Steve Smith got the nickname "Chachu."
Had everything gone according to plan, Smith would have been featuring in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).
When quizzed about the bowlers he would like to captain, he picked former West Indies pacer Malcolm Marshall and former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram.