Steve Smith says he loves proving people wrong since his return from a one-year ban

Steve Smith has said that he likes to prove people wrong ever since he has come back from one-year ban that was imposed on him for his involvement in infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa last year. When he had made his come back to international cricket during ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 that was held in England & Wales, Smith wasn't given a warm welcome when he played first game of tournament against Afghanistan.

Discussing that phase with India skipper Virat Kohli in a video posted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), 'Smudge'  said he likes to prove people wrong and he did same by approaching tournament with a positive mindset.

'I like to prove people wrong': Steve Smith

"I just loved ise, regardless of what people are saying, even if it is negative towards me it's just ise. Obviously, re was some negative stuff when I first came back but I like to prove people wrong and stay in a positive mindset. I just played and had fun," Smith said.

 

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elegant number three batsman is arguably best Test batsman of this generation and is currently top-ranked batsman in red-ball cricket. He is kwn for his urthodox, but effective style of batting. elegant batsman has succeeded in rediscovering his rhythm in longest format ever since his return to game after that ball-tampering incident. 

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He had made a huge statement on his comeback where he scored over 700 runs in Ashes 2019 in England where he had received a hostile reception from English crowd. At same time, he also dethroned Indian skipper Virat Kohli to achieve 'Numero U' spot in ICC Test Rankings.

After a disappointing Dream11 IPL 2020, Steven std a remarkable comeback in recently-concluded three-match ODI series with 216 runs at an aver of 72 and a strike rate of close to 149 including two centuries (105 & 104 respectively). former skipper will w be expected to make his bat do talking in upcoming four-match Test series against India. first match will be played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. 

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(Im Courtesy: AP)

(With ANI Inputs)