IND-AUS Tests: Steve Smith Picks The Indian Batsman Who Has Impressed Him The Most

Steve Smith also said the Indian Premier League (IPL) is his favourite tournament. "Tough to beat the IPL. Playing with and against the best players from around the world."

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New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is all set to tour Australia for the much-awaited Border Gavaskar Trophy that will take place at Gabba followed by matches at Adelaide Oval, MCG and the SCG, starting December 3. Australian cricket team's lynchpin batsman Steve Smith picked young wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul as the Indian batsman who has impressed him the most. During an interaction with his fans on social media platform Instagram, Smith was asked about which player has impressed him the most, the ace batsman said: "KL Rahul. Very good player!" "Can't wait. Going to be awesome," said the 31-year old when asked how he feels about team India later touring Australia, later this year. Smith also rated Ravindra Jadeja as the best fielder going around and termed M.S. Dhoni as "legend". Smith said Virat Kohli is a "freak" when it comes to batting ability. Smith also said the Indian Premier League (IPL) is his favourite tournament. "Tough to beat the IPL. Playing with and against the best players from around the world." In the last decade, Smith has emerged as one of the most dependable and effective batsmen for Australia. The highly unorthodox but effective Smith is considered as one of the modern-day stalwarts in international cricket.