WTC Final 2023: Steve Smith has said that his preparation for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship Final against Rohit Sharma led Indian side is going well. The WTC is scheduled to be played at the Kennington Oval Stadium in London, UK from June 7 to 11. Smith also said he is looking forward to the next two months of the exciting cricketing. Smith and the Aussies will take on on India in England before taking on their arch-rivals England in the Ashes series, which is set to begin from June 16. Follow World Test Championship Final LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Test 🐐 Steve Smith will play three games for Sussex in May ahead of The Ashes in June and July
With Glamorgan and Sussex in Division Two and Lancashire and Notts in Division One,
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Smith held a Q/A session with his fans on Instagram where he answered questions from fans on Indian Premier League (IPL), the WTC final and the Ashes. On his preparations for the WTC final, he said, “Yeah, it is good (preparations for WTC final). I have been on a bit of a break, a bit of a pre-season here for a couple of weeks to keep things ticking over and then get back into my cricket prep pretty soon and it is obviously an exciting couple of months coming up, looking forward to it,” said Smith on being asked about preparations for the ‘Ultimate Test’.
Australia’s performance en route t0 WTC Final 2023
Australia finished at the top of the ICC WTC table with 11 wins, three losses and five draws in 19 matches. They had a win percentage of 66.67 per cent. India on the other hand, won 10 out of their 18 Tests, lost five and drew three to finish at the second spot with a win percentage of 58.8 per cent.
In the current 2021-23 WTC cycle, Smith is the sixth-highest run-scorer with 1,252 runs in 19 matches and 30 innings at an average of 50.08. He has scored three tons and six fifties, with the best score of 200*. He is the third-highest scorer for Aussies, behind Marnus Labuschagne (1,509 runs) and Usman Khawaja (1,608 runs)
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