Steve Smith Can Replace Kane Williamson In IPL 2023: At the beginning of IPL 2023, the defending champions Gujarat Titans suffered a significant setback. The team’s star batsman Kane Williamson was injured during fielding in the first match played against Chennai Super Kings. Now Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith can be entered in place of Williamson in the team. Smith can be a part of Gujarat Titans for IPL 2023.
Steve Smith is present as a commentator in the current IPL season. But now, after Williamson’s injury, speculations are rife that Smith may join Gujarat Titans for IPL 2023. Steve Smith remained unsold in the mini auction for IPL 16 in December 2022. The base price of the Australian batsman was Rs 2 crore. There was no interest from any team in buying Smith.
How Was Williamson Injured?
Williamson was injured while fielding in the first innings. Williamson suffered a knee injury while saving the 13th over the boundary of the innings. Williamson, 32, walked off the field after the incident and did not even bat. In his place, Sai Sudarshan entered the team as an impact player. Now he is also out of the tournament. In such a situation, it is believed that Smith can become a part of Gujarat in his place.
Smith Has Good Experience with IPL
Steve Smith has played 103 matches in the IPL so far. Batting in 93 innings of these matches, Smith scored 2485 runs at an average of 34.51 and a strike rate of 128.09. During this, he has got one century and 11 half-centuries with his bat, while his high score has been 101 runs.
Overall, Smith has played 96 Tests, 142 ODIs and 63 T20 Internationals in his international career. He has scored 8792 runs in Tests, 4939 runs in ODIs and 1008 runs in T20 Internationals.
