Ben Stokes comically claims RR captain Steve Smith knows that he is 'strange'

England all-rounder Ben Stokes and former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith may be fierce competitors when y are playing for ir respective countries. But every April, two cricketers are arguably biggest assets that Rajasthan Royals possess. As India lockdown goes on, Rajasthan Royals have tried to keep ir fans entertained by hosting multiple podcast episodes with spin consultant Ish Sodhi. On Tuesday, English superstar all-rounder Ben Stokes appeared on Royals Podcast and shared some interesting insights.

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Ben Stokes comically calls Steve Smith "strange"

Former Australia skipper and current Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith has delivered some very strong performances to become one of greatest batsmen in modern day cricket. Smith has also earned himself a reputation for his strange, fidgety batting techniques and body langu. Talking about his Royals captain on Royals podcast, Stokes mentioned how Steve Smith is t only strange to play against but also strange to play with. "But I feel to be a genius you have to be a bit strange and he's certainly both!", Ben Stokes comically explained.

Steve Smith is kwn for his obsession towards batting as he admitted to practise skill even during his downtime in a hotel room courtesy 'shadow batting', something which even greats such as Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer find incredible. His urthodox technique, movements and routine while batting in a match, also made Stokes call him 'strange'.

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Talking about Steve Smith's aver of 62.8, Ben Stokes said that he could never think like Smith when it comes to batting and added that re is right or wrong approach to art. He comically added that despite fierce rivalry that England shares with Australia, players like Steve Smith just force Stokes to applaud ir genius. Ben Stokes also played under Steve Smith in IPL 2017 when Australian captained Rising Pune Supergiant. team lost that season's final to Mumbai Indians.

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Stokes also talked about his love for Test cricket in interview and added how rules for game should t be changed as it will t be "testing" anymore. He also added how Indian captain Virat Kohli and England captain Joe Root are some of front-runners, who are big supporters of Test cricket. Ben Stokes was supposed to be playing IPL 2020 in India at moment but ongoing lockdown has led to IPL being suspended. furr word on tournament's future has arrived from BCCI.

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