WTC Final 2023: Steve Smith vs Indian Bowlers: The two best cricket teams – India and Australia – are all set to lock their horns at the high-octane ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final 2023, which is all set to be played at The Oval from June 7-11. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian side will face off against Australia, captained by Pat Cummins, for the coveted Test Mace.
Australia’s star batter Steve Smith will be a key player for Australia against the lethal Indian bowling attack. In 18 games, Smith has scored 1887 runs against India and his average is 65.06 while facing the Indian bowlers. The Indian bowlers will have a huge task on their shoulders to contain him during the WTC Final 2023.
Meanwhile, here, in this article, we bring you Steve Smith’s record against the Indian bowlers in Test cricket. Have a look:
Steve Smith vs Indian Bowlers
Mohammad Shami –
In 10 innings, Smith has scored 137 runs against Shami. Smith has been dismissed by Shami only once.
Mohammed Siraj –
In 7 innings, Smith has only managed to score 44 runs against Siraj and he has dismissed him once.
Umesh Yadav –
Smith has scored 267 runs in 16 innings against Umesh Yadav and has been dismissed by him 4 times.
R Ashwin –
Ashwin has dismissed Smith 8 times in 25 Test innings, which is the most number of times. Smith has scored 434 runs against R Ashwin.
Ravindra Jadeja –
Jadeja has dismissed Smith 7 times in Test cricket in 18 innings. Smith has scored 232 runs against Jadeja.
Meanwhile, ahead of the ICC WTC Final 2023, during the pre-match press conference, Steve Smith said he is not thinking much about ‘The Ultimate Test. He hoped that the summit clash will be a “good game of cricket.” He said:
“We believe we can do well and beat India. We have played good cricket over the years. We obviously played some good cricket in the last few years. They also played really good cricket. The two best teams playing in the final are great. Hopefully, it is going to be a good game of cricket. I am not thinking about the opposition too much. It is a big week for both India and Australia,”
He also talked about facing the Indian bowlers in the final clash and how they will have to give their best against them. He said:
“India have got a good mix of Seam and swing bowler and their spinners as well. They have gots good attack. Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj are the two main guys…..and there are spinners as well who found these conditions well. So India have a good attack and we have to play very well against them,”
He added: “Every game you play for your country is important. Every series is important. 50 over World Cup is far away but we will focus on that later but we would want to win it. Test cricket still remains. It stays in mind for some time to come,”
