Smith reveals plans for facing Ashwin during upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The Statesman|November 18, 2024
Australian batter Steve Smith opened up on his battles with Indian ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin over the years and revealed how he would face him during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India at home.
Smith reveals plans for facing Ashwin during upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy

With the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final chances of both sides at stake, both teams will be starting with the first Test at Perth from November 22 onwards. For Australia, it would be important that their most premier batter Smith is in his best form and his battles with spinner Ashwin would surely be interesting. With Ashwin and Smith both having suffered form dips as of late, the imminent clash between both becomes even more interesting.

Speaking on Sydney Morning Herald, Smith said that he and Ashwin have had great battles over the years.

"When you have five matches, if someone gets on top of another player, they could have 10 innings against them.

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