Australian national cricket team batsman Steve Smith has spoken about his failure to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket during the final match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He said it was okay not to get the milestone, but he was happy that they won the match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.
Australia national cricket team batsman Steve Smith was one of the major reasons behind the team's victory in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The leading batsman, who has been short on form, was back to his best when he hit two glorious tons in the five-match Test series against the Indian national cricket team.
Steve Smith played a vital role for Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Smith played a vital role for the team in the series. The leading batsman also played a vital innings with the bat in the final match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He had a great chance to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket but missed the opportunity by a narrow margin.
Smith was run out by Prasidh Krishna in the second innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground and this left him stranded on 9999 runs in the longest format of the game. The batsman came down the track but it was a short ball and the ball rose sharply to take the edge and go into the gully region.
It wasn't meant to be (hitting 10k Tests), but that's okay – I got the result I was after – Steve Smith
Steve Smith has spoken out about the sacking, saying it was chainsawed. He said it was a bad ball as he felt it had a good chance of going through the point. He also spoke about falling short of 10,000 runs and while speaking to Triple M explained:
“I made myself a chainsaw, didn't I! Pretty ugly delivery actually – long back. I thought, “Oh, there's one to get through the point,” and it just took off. It wasn't to be (reaching 10k). Tests), but that's okay – I got the result I was after.
“Absolutely (toughest SCG pitch I've played on). By a mile. It was in two steps, up and down, stitches all over and swinging. I have never played on a wicket like this at the SCG before. . It was incredibly hard to beat.”
I love the game; it was an entertaining series, India are an incredible team – Steve Smith
Steve Smith added that it was a fun series to be a part of. He spoke about the challenges in the series and credited Jasprit Bumrah for troubling them, adding that they were lucky to get the result in the end. He elaborated:
“I love the game; it was a fun series. India are an incredible team. There were some great challenges, especially Bumrah. It was a lot of fun and we were lucky to get the result in the end.”
Australia national cricket team has won the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years. They won the series 3-1 and also qualified for the final of the ICC World Test Championship.
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