Australia batsman Steve Smith is often regarded as the best batsman in Test cricket currently. The right-hander, who was slapped with a 12-month ban by Cricket Australia for his involvement in ball-tampering in South Africa, bounced back strongly to again establish himself as one of the best in the business. While he is constantly pitted in a race with India captain Virat Kohli for the \u2018best batsman\u2019s\u2019 tag, the former Australia captain has revealed that KL Rahul is someone he thinks as really impressive among Indian batsmen.<\/p>\n
Rahul, who has more or less cemented his place in the Indian limited overs side with consistent performances in the home series against West Indies and Australia and in the away tour in New Zealand, was rated by Smith as the most impressive Indian batsman among the younger crop.<\/p>\n
Smith, who answered questions sent in by his fans on Instagram on Sunday, also said the Indian Premier League is his favourite tournament to play in.<\/p>\n
When quizzed about which Indian player has impressed him the most, the Australian batting mainstay said: \u201cKL Rahul. Very good player!\u201d<\/p>\n
Rahul, who has played 36 Tests, 32 ODIs, and 42 T20Is, has become one of the mainstays of the Indian batting line-up after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.<\/p>\n
Besides showcasing his skills with the willow, Rahul also bears the responsibility of being the wicketkeeper in the limited overs format. He first took over as the keeper of India when regular wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant was injured in the second ODI against Australia, last year.<\/p>\n
The Rajasthan Royals batsman, who rated his first innings of 144 at Birmingham in the first Ashes Test last year as his favourite Test knock till date, said the Indian Premier League (IPL) is his favourite tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cTough to beat the IPL. Playing with and against the best players from around the world.\u201d India is scheduled to travel to Australian for a full series later the year and the 31-year-old said : \u201cCan\u2019\u2018t wait. Going to be awesome.\u201d Asked about his opinion on India batting great Rahul Dravid, Smith said \u201cwhat a lovely gentleman and seriously good player.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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