'Stop being a princess, Steve Smith…' Fans started shouting when Australia had a bad performance on the very first day against Bangladesh.

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Steve Smith: Australia's star batsman Steve Smith had to face criticism on the field on the very first day of the first Test match against Bangladesh. The first Test match between Australia and Bangladesh is being played in Darwin from 13 August. Steve Smith, who was batting in this match, was having trouble with the cameraman or movement near the sight-screen, due to which he stopped the game. In such a situation, after the delay, the fans present in the stadium got angry and started shouting. The audience told Steve Smith to stop being a princess and start batting.

Steve Smith stopped the game due to movement near the sight-screen

Steve Smith came to bat at number 4 in Australia's first innings. The Australian team was batting first after winning the toss. The condition of Australia was very bad. When Steve Smith was batting, there was some cameraman or movement near the sight-screen, due to which Smith was facing trouble. He stopped the game and asked the ground staff to fix it.

Fan sleds Steve Smith

The game was being delayed, due to which the fans started shouting from the crowd. One fan said: “Just hit the ball man, stop being a princess. You're not bigger than the game, Steve, deal with it.” This video quickly went viral on social media, in which Smith's reaction and the fan's public sledge can be clearly heard. The audience also enjoyed it.

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Australia limited to 198 runs, Hasan Mahmood took 6 wickets

Talking about this match, the Australian team, after winning the toss and batting first, was limited to only 198 runs. For the first time, Australia's team has collapsed on such a low score against Bangladesh. Steve Smith fought a little for Australia and scored 71 runs. During this period, Steve Smith also avoided getting out. However, a big controversy has arisen over his being given not out. Actually, the ball hit the outer edge of Smith's bat and was caught by the wicketkeeper, but even after the field umpire, when Bangladesh took DRS, Smith was declared not out. After the end of the day's play, Steve Smith also admitted that the ball had hit the bat and he was about to leave the field. Apart from Smith, no Australian batsman could cross the 30-run mark.

Hasan Mahmood broke Australia's back by taking 6 wickets for Bangladesh

At the same time, Bangladesh's fast bowler Hasan Mahmood created history by taking 6 wickets. He has become only the third fast bowler of Bangladesh to take 6 wickets in a Test innings against Australia. By the end of the first day's play, Bangladesh had scored 96 runs for one wicket.

Also read: Mitchell Starc created history, became the world's number 1 bowler to do so in Test cricket

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