Former Australia skipper Steve Smith, who himself had a bout of booing and hostility from the crowd following the Sandpaper Gate, has advised the new Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya regarding the same. Hardik has faced crowd abuse both in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad where MI have played so far.
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has been at the receiving end of all the hate not only on social media but also on the field during the IPL 2024 matches. The fans are evidently not pleased with him taking over Rohit Sharma as captain of MI. Meanwhile, Smith has come up with an advice for him.
Rishabh Pant is making his comeback to competitive cricket after 14 months after recovering from his life-threatening accident in December 2022. Steve Smith has urged everyone to manage their expectations with Pant since he is coming off a long layoff.
Steven Smith had a series to forget against New Zealand. The right-handed batter could only manage scores of 31, 0, 11 and 9 in the four innings of the two Tests against New Zealand in New Zealand.
Steven Smith has just played four T20Is for Australia since the conclusion of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. He got the opportunity to open the innings for the Aussies in two T20Is against New Zealand.
One of the modern-day superstars of Test cricket, Steve Smith, continued to find his feet as an opener as he was dismissed for another low score while batting at the top of the order for Australia. Smith himself had volunteered to open the innings after David Warner's retirement.
Australia Test opener Steve Smith is currently playing in the first of the two-match Test series against New Zealand. While he has enjoyed moderate success so far at the position, the former Australia skipper has opened up on a major rule change that should happen in cricket.
After failing to cross a 30-run mark in the first six against India in the ongoing series, the veteran Joe Root silenced his critics with an unbeaten century to single-handedly guide England to a potentially fighting total in the first innings of the Ranchi Test.
Australia are set to lock horns against New Zealand in a three-match T20I series at the latter's home. Ahead of the series, T20 captain Mitchell Marsh has confirmed the top order of the team. The series will be Australia's last T20 assignment before the big-ticket World Cup in June this year.
Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson continued to smash centuries for fun as he notched up his 32nd ton in Test cricket while guiding his side to a win in the second Test against South Africa in Hamilton. New Zealand sealed the two-match series 2-0.
Australia are set to tour New Zealand for the two-match Test series for the first time since February 2016. A full strength squad has been announced for the series with a pace bowler making a comeback having last played in 2022. Can they repeat their heroics from 2016 this time?
Australia became only the second team to play 1000 ODIs in history on Tuesday (February 6) as they faced West Indies in the third and final ODI played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. It was a comprehensive performance from them as it turned out to be the shortest completed ODI ever in Australia.
Australia have won the third and final ODI of the three-match series against West Indies and have also sealed the series 3-0. It was a completely dominating show from the home side as they crushed the hapless Caribbeans in the dead rubber played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
After the early collapse, Sean Abbott came to bat at the No. 8 position and smashed 69 off 63 balls to help Australia post a total of 258 and then contributed with a ball by taking three valuable wickets at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia handed a debut to two players - Lance Morris and Xavier Bartlett - in the first ODI against the West Indies. The latter bowled superbly to win the player of the match award as the hosts breezed past the opposition chasing down 232 runs with eight wickets in hand.
After a thrilling 1-1 Test series draw, both Australia and West Indies will kick off a three-match ODI series starting at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Both teams last played an ODI game against each other in 2021 with Australia recording a dominant win in Bridgetown.
After a thrilling Test series that ended in a draw (1-1), Australia and West Indies will lock horns in the three-match ODI series starting from February 2. The two teams are also scheduled to face each other in three T20Is soon after the ODIs conclude.
Steven Smith is going to lead Australia in the upcoming three-match ODI series in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins. Australia and West Indies are going to play three ODIs against each other.
Steve Smith played his first significant knock opening the innings for Australia but unfortunately it ended in a losing cause. West Indies put up a brave effort thanks to Shamar Joseph as they won the Test match by just eight runs to level the two-match Test series 1-1.
"Don't think we are surprised with Smith's innings. We have seen it for 15 years from Smithy. He was fantastic. [He] almost dragged us over the line single-handedly at the end," Pat Cummins said after the Gabba Test.
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