Team India scared of Steve Smith's record in Melbourne Test, how will India make a comeback?
Delhi: The upcoming Boxing Day Test match between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is very important. Both the teams have tied 1-1 in the three-match series, and now both the teams will try to move towards victory. In this match, all eyes will be on Australia's star batsman Steve Smith, who has returned in excellent form by scoring a century in the last match. Smith has always performed well at MCG.
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Steve Smith's test record at MCG
Steve Smith has played 11 Test matches at the MCG so far, all on Boxing Day (starting on 26 December). He has scored 1,093 runs in these matches at an average of 78.07, which includes four centuries and five half-centuries. His highest score is 192 runs against India. Among batsmen who scored more than 1,000 Test runs at this ground, only Don Bradman's average (128.53) is better than Smith.
Smith's performance against India
Smith had scored a brilliant 192 runs in his first Test match against India in 2014, but in the same match, he could score only 14 runs in Australia's second innings. In the Boxing Day Test against India in 2020, he was out after scoring 0 and 8, and Australia lost that match.
Smith's great record
Recently, in the third test match, Steve Smith played an inning of 101 runs. This was his 10th Test century against India, which brings him level with England's Joe Root. So far, he has scored 2,166 runs in 22 Test matches against India at an average of 60.16. This figure is the highest average among all Australian batsmen who have scored at least 1,300 runs against India.
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