Steve Smith Names His Cricketing Idol

Steve Smith, on Sunday, decided to give some time to his fans with a Q&A session on Instagram. He was poured in with various questions about cricket which he addressed. In a pandemic situation, it is however, still not known when the finest Test batsman Steve Smith will be seen in action again.

Steve Smith is among the finest cricketers of modern-era. After serving his ban for the sandpaper gate, Steve Smith showed he has not lost touch, as he reclaimed his top Test ranking by dethroning Virat Kohli. His batting average in Test cricket tells a lot himself. Smith has been compared to the likes of great Don Bradman and continues to prove himself even after all the hard time.

Steve Smith: Loved Watching Mark Waugh Play

It was his brilliance with his bat that made his success inevitable. Mark, however, spent most of his career under the shadow of his brother Steve. He grew up the ranks while playing for New South Wales, where he hogged the limelight for clinching the Sheffield Shield player of the year award twice around the 1980s, for his excellence as a middle-order batsman.

When asked, to name his cricket idol, by one the fans on Instagram, Steve Smith said, “loved watching Mark Waugh play”, though he did not confirm if the Australian legend was his idol.