Former Australia captain and star batter Steve Smith opened up regarding his retirement rumours, stating that he is currently enjoying the game.
“I don’t have any retirement plans, I’m just enjoying playing at the moment. I’m pretty relaxed and I’m looking forward to this summer,” Smith said.
“I think I’ll get a few (BBL) games in this year and then we’ll see where we go from there. Every chance I get, I jump at it,” he added.
The right-handed batter was recently promoted to the top of the order in the Test side after left-handed batter David Warner announced his retirement from the format.
Steve Smith, known for his consistency, however, could not make the most of the opportunity as he is yet to score a single century as an opener in Tests.
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Despite going through a rough patch as an opener, Smith shared that he was upbeat for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
“I’m looking forward to the Border Gavaskar Trophy. India is going to be a great challenge, they’re a very good side. We’re the two best Test teams in the world,” Smith stated.
The 35-year-old also commented on Australia’s upcoming white-ball series against England and shared that he “will be there” for the ODI series and will decide his future after that.
“The conversations I’ve had so far are that we’ll go to England and the boys will have the T20s, and then I’m there for the one-dayers and we’ll make a decision after that,” he said.
“Those conversations are happening in the background. I saw some comments that Usman (Khawaja) made and I think he said he likes me down at number four, and I think Marnus (Labuschagne) is of a similar thought pattern.
“I’m happy wherever and I’ll bat anywhere for the team. For me it’s just a position.”
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