It has become customary for players to
quarantine themselves before the start of a fresh series. Over the course of
the past few months, they have devised several strategies to pass time during
these days. Some players catch up on shows & movies, while some keep up
with their strict work-out routines with whatever they can find within the
confines of their room. Steve Smith enjoys taking out some time to interact
with fans and occasionally other players on Instagram stories. He is preparing
for the already hyped up India-Australia series, but there was a lot of room
for humour in Smith’s answers. Here are the best ones from the session.
Not a pizza, not fries & not fried
food. Here’s what Smith likes to eat perhaps on a cheat day.
Q. Your
favourite junk food?
A. Chocolate
Tendulkar brought out his A-game when he
faced the Aussies and Smith wasn’t short of appreciation for the Indian legend.
Q. Say
something about Sachin Tendulkar
A. I used to love watching Sachin bat; particularly when he hit the ball
down the ground. I thought his straight drive and on drive were sublime.
Glenn Maxwell sending in a sneaky one.
Q. Can you
do this all night instead of shadow batting?
A. Sorry Maxi, I’ll be done answering questions soon mate & I’ll get
back to having a hit. Sorry about the noise buddy.
We will be honest. We don’t like this
answer
Q. Will you
bowl this season?
A. Let’s hope you don’t see me bowl this season.
Chachu for Chachu!
Smith’s surely learnt a lot playing against
the likes of Starc & Archer
Q. How do
you play a 150 kph yorker?
A. Hopefully, with your bat.
Yeah, let’s take him away from the DC camp,
shall we Smudge?
Q. If you
could bring back one Australian player in peak form to play with, who would it
be?
A. Ricky Ponting
We wish we could erase a certain memory
completely from history.
Q. Your
favourite South African player?
A. ABD Freak
Q. Favourite
tennis player?
A. Roger Federer
Q. Favourite
shot?
A. Straight drive. There’s no better sight than the ball going past the
bowler.
Q. Recent
web series you have watched?
A. I’ve been watching the Queen’s Gambit & gone old school with
Dawson’s creek.
Smudge, DO NOT turn that bat into a wand
when you play against India.
Q. Do you
like Harry Potter?
A. Yeah, I did back in the day.
Already feels terrorizing! You are brave,
skip.
Q. Any bowler
from the past you would like to face?
A. Curtly Ambrose
Q. What are
your hobbies?
A. Playing the guitar, drone flying, Netflix & Chill, running
Q. How good
are you in reading books?
A. I don’t know how good I am at reading them, but I am currently
reading Billion Dollar Whale. Good so far.
Feeling nostalgic with this answer!
Q. Which
mobile game do you like the most?
A. Tough to beat snake on the old Nokia.
Q. Does
Marnus (Labuschagne) still put everything in order in your kit bag?
A. No. I thik he should start packing my kit again though.
Finally, we tired our luck as well. The
skipper turned us down in his own cheeky way though.
That session had all us on the edge of our
seats. Smith even did an impersonation of Joey’s character from Friends, with
his signature How you doin’, and we would rate it 10 on 10. Smudge is
gearing up for the limited overs series against India that will be followed by
a Test series. He claims to have found his hands in the nets and will be hungry
for runs this summer.
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