Written by Vaibhav Tripathi
Steve Smith, who serves as the vice-captain for the Australian Test team, expressed his eagerness to play alongside Cheteshwar Pujara, the current Sussex skipper and India’s Test specialist. Smith also brushed off criticism from some fans and media in England regarding his county cricket warmup for the Ashes after signing with Sussex. Notably, both Smith and Pujara will be up against each other when India take on Australia in the World Test Championship Final at Oval in June.
Smith stated that his experience playing in the IPL has helped him adjust to playing with rival international players, and he is eager to play with Pujara.
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“The day I don’t want to keep getting better and learning is the day I would probably call it quits. I am keen to play with Puj (Pujara) as well. I have played against him a lot, seen him score lot of runs against me. Hopefully we can spend a bit of time together in the middle and learn more about each other. You are playing for the same team, have seen that for years playing the IPL While you are playing with each other you try as hard as you can have to success as a team and we will take care of their rest later on,” Steve Smith told Sussex Cricket website.
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When asked about his response to the reaction of the English fans and media, Smith replied to Cricket Australia’s website: “A little bit. I’ve played a lot of cricket in England, it’s not like it’s foreign territory for me.”