http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SPD-Smith-c2555 dreams of cementing all-rounder spot in national side – Cricket News Update
Despite a lacklustre show both with the bat and ball during the last few months, the young Australian cricketer, Steven http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, has aimed to cement his place in the national side as a pure all-rounder.
After making his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 last year, Smith has staged himself in five games, holding a batting average of 28.77, with three wickets under his belt.
Starting his career as a leg-spinner, Smith failed to come up to the huge expectations, grabbing just 21 wickets in his 24-match-long ODI career.
As a result of his dismal performance, the national selectors ignored him on more than one occasion during his short career. However, Smith is confident to achieve consistently at the highest level, saying
that his biggest ambition is to secure his place in the side as a genuine all-rounder cricketer.
"It's been a bit tough for me. Hopefully down the track I'll be able to be that genuine all-rounder like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 plays. I've still got plenty of work to do and I'm only young so at the moment it's
just about going back to (Sheffield) Shield cricket and churning out as many runs and wickets as I can," said Smith.
The New South Wales-born cricketer is a vital member of Australia’s Twenty20 and ODI squad for the upcoming clash against Sri Lanka. While hoping to produce something special on Lankan tracks, which are
expected to assist spinners, Smith admitted that he will have to perform out of his skin in an attempt to be like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326, who is the vice-captain of the team, the opening batsman, as well as a dangerous bowler in all formats of the game.
"It's always tough to weigh up what you need to do more of, that's the tough thing about being an all-rounder. Shane Watson's probably someone I need to look at and model myself on, the way he goes about
his training business with his bowling, batting and fielding as well - it's also a crucial part of the game,” shared the attacking leg-spinner who, at the start of his career, was widely considered as a possible successor of the legendary http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672.
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