Steve Smith stated that he has moved away from being the side’s rock and is prepared to play with more freedom in the shortest format as the T20 World Cup approaches. The T20 World Cup that was played in the UAE last year resulted in Smith having a below average strike rate of 97.18 His career strike rate is 125.78, incidentally. In light of Tim David’s power-hitting prowess and Mitchell Marsh’s success at the number 3 spot, Smith’s position in the shortest format has come under attack.
“I feel like when I’m playing good T20 cricket, I’m in that team for sure,” Smith told reporters at Townsville’s Riverway Stadium. “The role that I’ve been given the last couple of years is the ‘Mr. Fix It’ role and that tag’s been taken away from me now.
“For the Sri Lanka tour, and I felt like I could go out and just play with a lot more freedom and naturally and not have any kind of hesitation in the back of my mind. I can just take the game on and if I want to smack someone for six first ball, then I’m able to do that freely,” he added.
