PAK vs AUS: Usman Khawaja believes Steve Smith is greatest batter of this era
'I'm sure once he gets a big score, more big scores will come. The fact he's getting 60s, 70s, he's looking really good,' says Khawaja
LAHORE: Australian opener Usman Khawaja believes that the star batter Steve Smith — who hasn't scored a Test hundred for 14 months — is the greatest batter of his era as Khawaja thinks that the right-hander is still scoring 70s and 80s very easily — which just shows his class.
Being part of Fab-four which also includes Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Kane Williamson — Smith — did managed to notch some well-made scores of 78, 72, and 59 in the ongoing three-match Test series against Pakistan, but failed to reach the three-figure mark despite getting through the early period and being well-set.
"I'm sure he's frustrated in some respects. He is, in my opinion, the greatest batsman I've seen in my era, averaging 60 pretty much his whole Test career. I'm still in awe of how many runs he’s scored over a long period of time," said Khawaja as quoted by perthnow.com.au.
"I find it so funny we're talking about Steve Smith not scoring 100s, he seems to be getting 70, 80 and doing it very easily. That's just the class Steve Smith has. I'm sure once he gets a big score, more big scores (will come). The fact he's getting those 60s, 70s, he's looking really good with the bat," Khawaja added.
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