Virat Kohli gave the highest praise to Australian player Steve Smith before the finals of the WTC.
The India Cricket Team is going to take on the Australia Cricket Team in the finals of the WTC 2023, as India is hoping to end their 10-year-long ICC Trophy drought. Australia finished at the top of the table in the current WTC cycle and is considered favourites in the clash against India due to their star-studded bowling lineup. Team India star batter Virat Kohli, however, has now pointed out another major challenge for Indian bowlers as well, as he talked in detail about Australia’s Steve Smith.
Kohli showered praise on the batting abilities of Smith and called him the “best” in the current generation.
Kohli said, “Steve Smith, according to me, is the best Test player of this generation. He has displayed that his adaptability is absolutely brilliant. If you take any cricketer of this generation, in 85–90 Tests, he has an average of 60, which is quite unbelievable. The consistency and impact with which he scores runs—I haven’t seen anyone else doing that in the last 10 years. Definitely, Steve Smith, along with Marnus Labuschagne, are their main players in the batting order because they control their batting lineup.”
He further added, “Smith has always done well against us, and he has performed in England. You want to dismiss him as soon as possible because he can have a match-winning impact.”
