ICC World Cup 2023: Took leg-stump guard, changed to top-hand grip
Updated On: 27 October, 2023 11:13 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
"I felt like I was batting well a couple of weeks back against India. I thought I was actually getting back through the ball nicely on a pretty tough surface and and playing well and then for a week kind of lost it for a bit"
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Steve Smith (Pic: File Pic)
Taking the traditional leg-stump guard and tweaking his grip from bottom to a top-handed one went a long way in Steve Smith regaining his form after a mini-slump in the ongoing World Cup. On Wednesday, the 34-year-old smashed nine fours and a maximum on way to a solid 68-ball 71 and forged a 132-run partnership with David Warner (104) to lay the foundation of Australia`s mammoth 399-8. Smith said he worked on a "couple of things" during the net sessions on Tuesday. "I moved back to leg stump a little bit. I got my hands a little bit higher than what they`ve been for the last week. For some reason, they`ve dropped down a bit. I just felt it in the nets yesterday and everything sort of clicked back into place again," he said after Australia beat the Netherlands by a record 309 runs.
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