Steve Smith mentioned the difficulty of the Sydney pitch while remaining one run short of 10,000 runs

Australia’s legendary batsman steve smith against India Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) He fell one run short of reaching the milestone of 10,000 career runs in the five-match Test series. 38 runs were needed at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), but after being dismissed for 33 in the first innings, he bounced back with four in the second innings. In this way he missed scoring 10,000 runs in Test cricket by one run.

Smith’s statement
After the match, Smith said, “I felt like I was chained. I got out on a very dangerous ball; The ball suddenly took more bounce.” He further said, “Maybe it was my luck that I could not reach 10,000 runs, but we got the result of this match. “It was the toughest pitch at the SCG, where it was incredibly difficult to bat on.”

Challenges in the series
The 35-year-old Smith, who scored two centuries in the series, praised the Indian team and said, “I love cricket, it has been a fun series. India is an incredible team and we faced some big challenges, especially with (Jasprit) Bumrah’s bowling.”

Mitchell Starc’s idea
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc He also appreciated the hard work of his team. “Test matches against India are always tough, especially when four or five matches have to be played in the same series,” he said.

Comment by Nathan Lyon
experienced spinner nathan lyon Describing this victory as special, he said, “Only a few players in this team have the experience of winning this trophy before. This is something we all want to achieve as a team, especially when playing against a strong team.”

Thus, Australia not only captured the trophy by winning the series 3-1, but also showed the hard work and team unity of players like Steve Smith.