‘Sabkoi opener nhi ban pata’- Fans react as Steve Smith gets dismissed after scoring 6 runs in 2nd Test against West Indies

Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test match is currently underway. The Aussies have been one of the most dominant sides in the red-ball format at home. Their star batter Steve Smith who is currently batting at a new position as the former captain is opening the innings for the side after the retirement of David Warner. He urged the selectors to let him open the innings but the batter has not had the start he wanted.

In the first Test, he was dismissed for just 12 runs off 26 deliveries and in the second innings he was unbeaten on the score of 11 runs. He has been the highest run scorer for the side among the active players and most of the runs coming at the position of No.4. In the second Test he was dismissed for a run-a-ball 6 runs. The team is yet to announce a proper opener for the longest format of the game.

Smith will be captaining the side in the ODI format as their regular skipper Pat Cummins has been rested for the three-match series. The Windies after batting first scored 311 runs and the home team is struggling at the score of 24/4.

Smith Test records

He has amassed 9514 runs in 187 test innings with an average of 58 and 32 centuries in tests. Smith’s average of 57.98 is only second to Donald Bradman (99.94) among batters with at least 5,000 Test runs. The batter is fourth in the most run scorer for the Kangaroos and is just 457 runs, away from scoring 10,000 Test runs.

Cummins said after Australia sealed a 3-0 win over Pakistan with victory at the SCG, “I’m pretty happy with [Smith’s] output at No. 4. Marnus (Labuschagne), Smudge (Smith), Trav [Head] and [Mitchell] Marsh have been pretty impressive at Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6. So first instinct isn’t probably to disrupt that.”

“It’s obviously going to be really hard to replicate Davey and what he’s brought to it. I think you look for who is best placed to score runs, really. But I think, in Test cricket, there are some things that remain true – and that is you’ve got to be putting the pressure on the opposition. You’ve got to be ticking over the scoreboard. Not always – but most of the time – you’ve got to keep the scoreboard moving along.”

Here’s how fans reacted: