Former Indian cricketer Deep Dasgupta said that Steve Smith plans to open against India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, even when his numbers don’t show much confidence. He said if Smith opens against India, it will turn out to be an advantage for the visitors as Smith when playing in the middle order is a force to look upon.
Smith has been opening for his team since the retirement of David Warner, though it has not turned out as it was planned for him.
Steve is quite dangerous at No. 4, with most of the runs in Tests coming when he batted at that place. He will open in Big Bash League as well as Major League Cricket, but Dasgupta has said that opening in Tests is going to be a very difficult thing to deal with.
“I bumped into him recently and I asked him ‘You opening? What’s that about? And I did ask him ‘Are you going to open against India as well?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, I am thinking about it’. I said ‘Yeah, you should, why not?’ Because it’s quite baffling,” Dasgupta said.
“If you’re an Indian, you’d be happy to see Steve Smith opening. You don’t want to see Steve Smith batting at 4 or down the order because it’s baffling. Almost the peak of his career he’s done so well over so many years batting at that number. Starting to open? It’s a different ball game you know,” he added.
