Australia's Steve Smith talked about Indian captain Virat Kohli, hailing his passion for the game.

ICC Cricket Committee recommended a ban on the use of saliva to shine ball in a bid to contain the spread of the virus when international action resumes post the pandemic break

Smith, who was named Rajasthan Royals captain ahead of the scheduled season, said he would be open to travelling for the IPL if the Australian government thinks it is safe.

David Warner and Mitchell Starc were among those who reported for training as the domestic pre-season began behind closed doors. Australia is one of the less-affected countries from the COVID-19 pandemic with little over 7000 cases reported so far.

India had bounced back from a defeat in the opener to win the 2017 Border-Gavaskar series 2-1

It was during an Instagram stay session with former Zimbabwe pacer Pommie Mbangwa that Lee was asked to choose between Kohli and Smith. 

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has revealed that the Australian team was 'warned' of 'doing something with the ball' two Tests prior to the game when sandpaper-gate took place.

In a live Instagram session with former Zimbabwean cricketer Pommie Mbangwa, Pietersen reckoned that Kohli's insane numbers while chasing a game and ability to singlehandedly win games for India makes him a better batsman than Smith and Sachin. 

Reacting to Akhtar's claim that he can dismiss Smith "on the 4th ball", the ICC came up with a meme involving basketball legend Michael Jordan.

The ICC took to Twitter to cheekily troll former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar after he claimed that he would dismiss Australia's Steve Smith in four deliveries.

AB de Villiers compared two modern-day greats in cricket to legendary tennis duo of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Unfortunately for the fans, none ever got to watch the contest for Smith never faced Akhtar in his career. Akhtar had retired from the game a year after Smith's international debut. 

On Sunday, Williamson shared a video on his Instagram account where he attempted to draw a fern on a cup of coffee.

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Steve Smith has been working out to keep his fitness level up as the Aussie cricketers gear up to return to training in some days.

Ian Chappell added, "It will be a bit harder this time (for India) with Smith and Warner in the Australian side. But India are well equipped to handle Australian conditions."

Sharing a three-minute long-video on his Instagram account, Smith talked about the two types of bat swings that batsmen have and the sort of footwork and body posture that accompanies that two swings. 

India skipper Kohli and top Australian batsman Smith are arguably the top two cricketers of the current era. They achieve new milestones consistently, invoking debates, who is better between them.

Rahane explained that both Smith and Kohli -- currently ranked No.1 and No.2 respectively in the ICC Test rankings -- are excellent batsmen but their approach to the game is very different.

Samson also rated Smith as one of the best brains in world cricket and said he shared a good relationship with him.