Published 15:02 IST, October 13th 2020
Steve Smith names most annoying Australian teammate and it is NOT David Warner: Watch
Veteran Australian cricketer Steve Smith reveals the name of his national teammate who he thinks is the "most annoying cricketer" he has ever played with.
Rajasthan teammates Steve Smith and Jos Buttler seem to share a great camaraderie with each other. Even though the two veterans are Ashes rivals, both cricketing personalities have been teammates at the Rajasthan franchise since the 2019 edition of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL). Quite recently, both Steve Smith and Jos Buttler interacted with each other in a fun conversation, as shared by the franchise on their social media accounts.
Rajasthan at No. 6 on Dream11 IPL points table
After Match 28 of #Dream11IPL, @RCBTweets are now 3rd on the Points Table. pic.twitter.com/7i8hcUGUp6
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 12, 2020
Dream11 IPL 2020’s Rajasthan skipper Steve Smith mocks his Australian teammate
On Tuesday, October 13, Rajasthan franchise shared a six-minute video interaction of Steve Smith and Jos Buttler. In the video, the dynamic English batsman asked his Rajasthan skipper to reveal the name of his “most annoying Australian teammate”. Surprisingly, Steve Smith named veteran Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon as his most annoying teammate in place of the notorious David Warner instead.
Speaking further about Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith hilariously described the off-spinner as a “pest”. The charismatic Australian batsman revealed that Lyon is always doing something to annoy others, be it touching his teammates or simply touching their cricketing gears. Steve Smith further said that the spinner will not be able to annoy in such manner during “these times” when social distancing is a must for everyone to follow.
Steve Smith mocks Nathan Lyon’s touching habit, watch video
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 13, 2020
Smudge & Jos are hilarious! 😂#HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | @josbuttler | @stevesmith49 pic.twitter.com/kvX1pgGQUr
Steve Smith and Jos Buttler in Rajasthan’s Dream11 IPL 2020 campaign
Both Steve Smith and Jos Buttler have batted up the order for Rajasthan in the ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season. While skipper Smith has played all seven matches so far in the season for his side, he managed to score only 162 runs at an average of 23.14, which is much below his overall Dream11 IPL average of 35.80. On the other hand, Jos Buttler has also performed below his usual standards as he aggregated 146 runs in six innings at the rate of 24.33 (in comparison to 34.04).
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Updated 15:02 IST, October 13th 2020