‘If you look at his numbers….’ : Michael Vaughan on Steve Smith’s comparison with Don Bradman
While he had to wait for more than a month after he missed reaching the 10,000-run mark during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which concluded recently, Australian batsman Steve Smith crossed the landmark during Australia’s ongoing first innings against Sri Lanka in the first Test match at Galle on Wednesday. The 35-year-old became only the fourth Australian cricketer besides Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting to achieve the rare feat and also became the 15th cricketer in the world to do so. Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has called Smith’s feat as being close to talked about like cricketing legend Don Bradman.
“I would argue that he is the best modern day Test match player. I think he is the best problem solver. He has a quirky technique but he just seems to be able to pick...