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Steve Smith finding ways to feel good about batting in hotel quarantine ahead of India ODI series
The way Steve Smith speaks about batting can be as unique as his style of batting.
Key points:
- Former Australian captain Steve Smith is expressing confidence in his batting ahead of a summer of cricket against India
- Smith averaged just 25.9 in this year’s IPL after struggling with short-pitched bowling against New Zealand in last year’s Tests
- He will have gone almost a month without a competitive match by the time of the first ODI against India on Friday
Playing so far away from his body and using his wrists and arms to sometimes play balls from well outside off to the leg side, Smith is more handsy than most batsmen.
And the message from Australia’s foremost French cricketer should serve as a warning to India, ahead of two months’ worth of…
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