Michael Clarke doesn't see Steve Smith playing IPL for Rs 2.2 crore
Updated On: 21 February, 2021 07:48 AM IST | Melbourne | PTI
"I know his T20 performances haven`t been as good as he would have like " last year`s IPL he wasn`t great. I`m very surprised he has gone for the amount of money he has, just under USD 400,000 " which is still good money.
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Former Australia captain Michael Clarke finds it difficult to see premier batsman Steve Smith playing in the next IPL after fetching just Rs 2.2 crore in the recent auctions, which left many surprised. Clarke was surprised that a batsman of Smith`s calibre could not command more than what Delhi Capitals paid to buy him and felt he might pull out of the tournament due to "little hamstring strain". "I know his T20 performances haven`t been as good as he would have like " last year`s IPL he wasn`t great. I`m very surprised he has gone for the amount of money he has, just under USD 400,000 " which is still good money.
"But when you look at what he was getting (last season) and his role as captain of Rajasthan, don`t be surprised if there`s a little hamstring strain the day the plane is meant to fly to India," Clarke said on the Big Sports Breakfast Podcast. "For him to go away for an eight-week tournament and quarantine before the tournament starts " call it 11 weeks. I don`t think he is going to give up 11 weeks away from his family and his partner for USD 380,000." Smith was also the captain of Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020 but the team ended up finishing last in the points table. The franchise released Smith and he was bought by last-years runners-up Delhi Capitals.
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