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‘Wo humari tarah T20 ke player ko Test mein nahi khilate’ - Fans react as Steve Smith becomes 2nd-ranked batter in Tests after WTC 2023 victory

Here is how fans have reacted as Steve Smith is now the second-ranked batter in Test after the WTC 2023 final

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Steve Smith rose up to the occasion once again in the recent World Test Championship (WTC) final for Australia when they faced India and defeated them by 209 runs. His love affair with the Oval continued as he smashed a ton in the first innings. Now, after such a terrific inning, he is the new second-ranked batter in the longest format of the game.

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In the latest recently updated ranking table, Marnus Labuschagne is still the number one-ranked batter in Tests. Then, Smith is in the second spot while Travis Head is now in the third spot after his outrageous knock against the Men in Blue. Kane Williamson is in the fourth spot while Babar Azam is now in the fifth spot.

“We got into a nice position on the first day” - Steve Smith

After the win at the Oval, Smith said: "It's a great achievement for this group, we played some good cricket in the last 2 years to get over here, so did India. We got into a nice position on the first day, Trav (Head) played really well, allowed me to anchor the innings, it helped us control the innings well."

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He also took a great catch to dismiss Virat Kohli and about that, Smith said: "That catch was important for us. Virat was important and Jadeja as well. That got us going. We deserved the win and got the win in the end. Happy with the bowling effort that the guys threw in there."

Regarding his innings, the Player of the Match, Travis Head said: “I wanted to be proactive and score if the balls were there and then if they bowl in nice areas you try and be good enough to stay out there for long periods. I was tested through my innings. It was nice to be able to bat as well as we did with Smith. It was an amazing Test from him.”

Here is how fans have reacted:

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