Australia’s swashbuckling batsman Steve Smith, who’s at the moment taking part in within the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL), is in scintillating type. On Monday, the Sydney Sixers batsman scripted a novel feat as he scored 16 runs off a ball in opposition to the Hobart Hurricanes.
As the explosive stroke maker achieved the feat, commentators and analysts couldn’t assist however gush over his ball-striking method.
Former Australian cricketer Greg Blewett has highlighted how a change in grip helped Steve Smith discover his vary in T20 matches.
During the 7 Cricket Show, Blewett in contrast Smith’s batting kinds in BBL 9 and the continued season 12. He informed how the 33-year-old batsman has modified his bat-holding method.
“You can see on the left, how far his lower arm is (during Season 9). They’ve tweaked that a little bit (in Season 12). He’s opened up a little bit. It’s still a fair bit around. But you In the back on the left, you can see it’s closed. Then on the right, it’s actually a bit more open about under-spinning rather than hitting the ball with spin,” he stated.
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Steve Smith’s one small change has opened the important thing to his T20 recreation @blv214 telling #BBL12 pic.twitter.com/T0CqFrrZKy
– 7cricket (@7cricket) January 23, 2023
Smith has scored again to again T20 centuries within the Big Bash League. Earlier this month, Smith scored an unbeaten 125 (66) on the SCG, the fifth-highest rating in BBL historical past, after a century in opposition to the Adelaide Strikers at Coffs Harbour.
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Steve Smith 🔥 #BBL12 pic.twitter.com/XLxROgo7hW
– 7cricket (@7cricket) January 23, 2023
Interestingly, he accomplished each his centuries with a six. Against the Adelaide Strikers, he achieved the feat in simply 56 balls together with 5 fours and 7 sixes. Against Sydney Thunders on Saturday, he scored an innings of 125 runs in 66 balls with the assistance of 5 fours and 9 sixes and to name it simply an incident, he once more accomplished his century in 56 balls.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS