Batting with more finesse now and it’s working: Smith

SYDNEY: Australia’s Steve Smith, after scoring back-to-back centuries against India, said that a changed batting approach has been yielding better results for him in the ongoing series. He said that he is now “batting with more finesse” rather than hitting the ball hard. Smith smashed a 104-run knock off 64 balls and was awarded player of the Match. Riding on his knock, Australia posted a mammoth total of 379/4 in their 50 overs and won the game by 51 runs.

“I felt good from ball one. It was another great foundation set by Finch and Davey. It’s just summing up conditions and what’s in front of you. Against India, you need to score big totals. Fortunately, it’s come off. I am batting with more finesse now and that’s worked. Tried to slog the balls hard a couple of weeks ago. It (records) doesn’t bother me, nice to score some runs for the team. The boys were outstanding in the field too,” Smith said at the end of the game.