Steve Smith copped criticism from the Australia followers on social media after he was noticed carrying the Australia Take a look at hat, the distinguished Dishevelled Inexperienced in a horrible situation. Smith has cleared the air on the matter.
Steve Smith holds the profitable trophy with a frayed Dishevelled Inexperienced on his head. (Courtesy: AP)
By India Today Web Desk: Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith cleared the air on the frayed Australia hat that he was carrying within the second Take a look at match between Australia and West Indies at Adelaide. The previous full-time captain who was stand-in for Pat Cummins within the second and remaining Take a look at match of the collection, copped social media hate after the followers known as him out for disrespecting the distinguished Dishevelled Inexperienced, a hat that’s given to the Take a look at gamers within the nation.
Chatting with the media, Smith cleared the air on the matter and mentioned that he had not mishandled the hat, nevertheless it was compelled into horrible situation, by non apart from the rats in Sri Lanka.
“I left it in a single day within the change room in Galle like I do all over the place and turned up subsequent day and rats had obtained to it I feel,” Smith was quoted as saying by The Australian.
“I’ll attempt to get it mounted this week, it is falling aside,” he added.
Smith had scored an unbeaten 200 within the first innings of the opening Take a look at in opposition to the West Indies at Perth, which the hosts gained by 164 runs.
He then led the facet within the second Take a look at at Adelaide, thrashing the guests by 419-runs.
The Australian staff have been on a roll at residence and are anticipated to place in a present in opposition to England. The facet drubbed Joe Root’s staff within the 2021/22 Ashes by a 4-0 margin in 5 Take a look at matches, which compelled systematic modifications in the whole English cricket administration.
