Former England captain Michael Vaughan praised Steve Smith and said that his achievement is in a rare category, which can be compared to the great Don Bradman, because right -handed batsman batsmen crossing 10,000 runs in Test cricket Have become Australian batsmen.
Smith achieved this feat during Australia’s first innings in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday. Smith has now become the fourth Australian to achieve this feat with veteran Alan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. In addition, he has become only the 15th cricketer in the world to reach this achievement, which outlines his dominance in the longest format of the game.
Von told Fox Cricket, “I will argue that he is the best Test match player of modern times. I think he is the best problem solvery. His technology is unique, but it seems that he seems to The earliest identifies. They have a wonderful ability to study the ground and find out what is going on any day on the pitch. “
Von said, “If you look at their numbers, then there are very few people who have come into the discussion like Don Bradman. And when you are connected to Don, you know that you are very good. “
Smith achieved this feat in his 115th Test match, the journey began in 2010 when he made his debut against Pakistan at Lord’s. At that time, Smith was mainly considered leg -spinner, who batted in the lower order.
He took three wickets in his debut match, but scored only 13 runs. However, in the last few years, he became one of the greatest batsmen of the game, who demonstrated unmatched stability and adaptability. Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist told Smith’s leg-spinner about becoming one of the modern great players of Test cricket.
Gilchrist told Fox Cricket, “I think what is the most amazing is how it started and how he came to the team to bowl leg spin on number 8 or 9, while we still Warni (Shane Warne) was looking for replacement. There were questions about whether he is going to be very surprising about his career. “
Since those early days, Smith has scored 34 Test centuries, which holds him seventh in the most centuries of centuries in Test cricket. His score is equal to veterans like Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Younis Khan and Mahela Jayawardene.
A large part of his success has come against England and India, against whom he has scored more than 6,000 runs in 61 Test matches in total. In high-pressing conditions such as Ashes and Border-Gavaskar Trophy, especially against top-quality opponents, their great performance ability further outlines their greatness. Smith has scored 12 against England and 11 Test centuries against India, out of which two recently came in the border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Former Indian coach and commentator Ravi Shastri also praised Smith’s adaptability and flexibility in the last few years. Shastri said in an interview with Fox Cricket, “I have seen all these centuries as a coach and a broadcaster, and he is a special player. He is very emotional towards the game.”
Shastri further said about Smith, “I wonder how he is ready to adapt to various circumstances. He scored a century on a turner in India, which was special. And when he is not on his best performance , Even then he finds ways to come in a position to score runs. “
Shastri further emphasized how Smith has managed to stay ahead in the game despite his opponents in a thorough study of his technology in the last few years.
He said, “When you play for so long, teams analyze you, video analysts look at every aspect of your technology. And still be at the forefront even at the age of 35 – and their average over 55 It is a special thing to cross 10,000 runs. So I think he is a great player. “
(Tagstotranslate) Michael Vaughan (T) Steven Peter Devereux Smith (T) Australia (T) Cricket
