Australian opener Steve Smith said that he is comfortable batting anywhere as he prepares for the Border-Gavaskar series against India which will begin in November this year.
This statement comes after Smith has been struggling playing as an opener in Test matches following former opener David Warner’s retirement earlier this year.
“It has a little bit of a quicker turnaround when you only have ten minutes, running off the field and you have to get back out there quickly. Outside of that, I do not think there’s much change. I will bat wherever they want me to. I am not that fussed. I am pretty easy, whatever spot they want me to bat. I am comfortable batting wherever,” Smith told FOX cricket.
“We will see what that looks like, I suppose, whether they want me to continue or go back to three or four. We will wait and see. I am pretty easy batting anywhere. We will just see what stacks up and what the brain trust wants. I like to stand up in the big series and do well and help the team. Hopefully, there’s much of the same this summer,” he added.
In 4 Tests and 8 innings as an opener, Smith has been underwhelming, scoring just 171 runs at an average of 28.50 and his highest score while batting as an opener is 91*.
