Steve Smith hit back at Ian Chappell over the the great's suggestion over strengthening laws regarding the protection of lower-order batsmen from short-pitched deliveries.
Although he remained at the second spot in the ICC rankings, the half-century helped him gain two points to reduce the gap between him and Smith from 25 to 13
Smith, last week, had also lauded Virat Kohli's decision to be with his wife during the birth of their first child.
Kohli said he always knew that he wanted to play the game at the highest level.
Smith also thanked Kohli and revealed how he had sent him a message after the match for the kind gesture.
After having warmed up for 10 minutes with his teammates by doing a few stretching exercises and running drills at the Adelaide Oval, Smith skipped the routine football session and headed straight to the dressing room
Smith had captained Australia in 34 Tests, 51 ODIs and 8 T20Is between 2015 and 2018 before being banned for a year for the sandpaper scandal that happened in Cape Town two years ago.
In what could be a big blow to Australia ahead of the first Test against India, Steve Smith missed the net session on Tuesday after suffering from back soreness.
Smith will be a key member of the Australian team in the much-anticipated four-match series beginning with the pink-ball day/night match in Adelaide from December 17.
Adam Gilchrist has called for an end to the speculation over Steve Smith’s leadership future and believes he should be immediately promoted to vice-captain if Australia wants him back.
Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner had resigned in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018.
Virat Kohli will return to India after the first Test in Adelaide, and Steve Smith has said that it will be a "big loss" for India.
Smith, however, said that Australia will have to be at their best against the experienced Indian bowling attack despite the fact that the visitors would be missing Ishant.
Earlier, Australia managed to post 186 runs on the scoreboard after Matthew Wade (80) and Glenn Maxwell (54) boosted their run-flow.
Wade took over the captaincy reins for the second T20 against India here on Sunday after Aaron Finch picked up an injury in the opening game in Canberra.
Smith's 24-month leadership ban, which was imposed by Cricket Australia following the ball-tampering saga, expired in March this year.
Exactly 2000 runs were scored in the span of a week and it's safe to say that the Aussie batsmen made Indian bowlers look hapless.
Failing to achieve a hat-trick of centuries, Smith departed on just 7 in the final ODI of the series.
Before the start of the series, Smith had warned that he has "found his hands", referring to the rhythm he was enjoying.
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has now suggested the key to get Smith out cheaply in the final ODI, which will be played in Canberra on Wednesday.
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