Australian skipper Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson too have put in some great performances over the past year and are close on the heels of India’s run-machine. And Smith has no qualms in admitting that he has been trying to incorporate some traits from the world’s best batsmen into his game.
“I look at some of the best players around the world and sometimes I do try and bat like them,” Smith told cricket.com.au.
“Little bit of Virat and the way he plays spin, his hands and the way he hits the ball through the off-side. Probably learnt a little bit out of that. I just try and learn. These guys are best players in the world for a reason. You try and get whatever you can out of them,” said Smith.
Not just Kohli, Smith revealed that he has picked up on a few tricks from South African star AB de Villiers and Williamson.
“I’ve copied a bit of what AB de Villiers does. The way I go back and across to open myself up and set myself for the shots. More so when the ball is reversing.”
“A few years ago I tried to bat like Kane Williamson and play the ball really late,” said the Australian captain.
