Australia's Steve Smith during the nets session at Headingley, Leeds. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)
Steve Smith and Virat Kohli are among the most versatile, dynamic, and legendary players of this generation. Their rivalry is unparalleled and unmatched. They have fan base all over the world and one of the greatest match winners for their respective countries
Virat Kohli is an incredible player in all 3 formats: Steve Smith
Virat Kohli is currently the No:1 batsman in Tests and ODIs. He switches between the formats with utmost ease and stands as an role model for all the budding cricketers. Steve Smith has praised Virat Kohli in a recent event and said that Virat’s batting numbers speak for themselves.
Here’s what Steve Smith said,
“Yeah, he is terrific. His batting numbers just speak for themselves. I think he’s an incredible player in all three formats and I think we will see him break many records
He’s already broken plenty of them and I see him breaking many more over the years. He has got the hunger for runs and doesn’t stop getting them. Hopefully, he can stop getting them against Australia, that’ll be nice.”
ICC “Spirit of cricket” award for 2019-Virat Kohli
The Indian skipper who is known for his ultra aggression on the field received the ICC “Spirit of cricket” award for his gesture in the last year’s world cup match against Australia when he asked fans not to boo Steve Smith.
Steve Smith on that sweet gesture by Virat,
“In the World Cup, it was really nice of Virat to do what he did
He did not have to do that and yeah it was a lovely gesture and really appreciated that.”
Steve Smith concluded by saying that he is not interested in the 4-day tests and he loves the challenge that 5-day test matches present.
“I am comfortable with five days. I like the challenge of a five-day Test match. Obviously, there has been a lot of talk about the four-day Tests, but my personal opinion is I like five days.”