Steve Smith Finally Reveals The Reason Behind His Eye-Catching Superstition

Australia cricketer Steve Smith can be safely called a modern great. The former skipper started off his international career as a leg-spinner but soon proved his mettle with the bat. He has been a consistent scorer in Test cricket. And when it comes to the white-ball format, Smith can win a game on his own.

The 30-year-old revealed his routine of performing a certain act before facing the ball in Amazon Prime’s upcoming documentary- ‘The Test’. The flick revolves around Smith and how the Australian cricket team responded to the challenge of playing against their arch-rivals England in the Ashes with a revamped side.

Steve Smith and his typical superstition

Smith said that he taps his left knee pad once, followed by his right, then touches his protective box and taps his bat on the ground – once in front of him and two times behind his feet while at the crease. He further went on to say that it helps him perform better and accepts being a tad superstitious.“I think its, left pad right pad, box, tap in the middle- behind my foot lookout- behind my foot lookout one, good to go” Smith said.

Smith’s antics in the field in terms of responding to a run or leaving a delivery is quite different.“The leave is always fun. Now, he is trying to jump up, Gee! You are going to see more of it. When he is doing that, he is on” said Australia opener Usman Khawaja. Smith’s former deputy David Warner,too said that his colleague is always absorbed in the game.

“He likes cricket; even away from the game, shadow batting in his bedroom”said Warner. The New South Wales-born cricketer has earned 73 Test caps and scored 7227 runs at a staggering average of 62.84. In ODIs, Smith has scored 4039 runs in 121 games. He was recently seen playing in the Big Bash League for Sydney Sixers.