Australian cricketer Steve Smith has raised Sachin Tendulkar as the biggest batsman so far and settled one of the most debated questions of cricket. In a rapid-fire interview with BBC Sport Wales, Smith ignored Virat Kohli and other cricketers, and chose Tendulkar for his remarkable impact on the game.
Smith is currently playing for Welsh Fire in hundred 2025. He struggled in his first three matches, scoring just 58 runs. Smith is only active in trials in international cricket. The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy retired from the right -handed batsman Odis earlier this year.
Steve Smith named Sachin Tendulkar as the biggest batsman of all time
During the Rapid-Fire Session with BBC Sport Wales, Steve Smith was asked to name the biggest batsman ever. Smith chose Jax Kallis as the greatest cricketer and Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest batsman ever.
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“I will go with Jacques Kallis. I think, sorry, the largest cricketer ever is Jacques Kallis. The biggest batsman of all time is Sachin Tendulkar,” Smith said.
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Sachin Tendulkar played 664 matches for India in his 24 -year international career. He is the highest run-scorer in international cricket with 34,357 runs and also took 201 wickets. Tendulkar has recorded the most matches and has been scored in both tests and ODIs.
Jacques Kallis represented South Africa in 519 matches in 19 years, scored 25,534 runs and claimed 577 wickets. All -rounder scored more than 10,000 runs and more than 250 wickets in both Test and ODI formats.
Steve Smith named India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel as the most difficult rival
Steve Smith, who has played international cricket at the highest level since February 2010, has faced many top bowlers in the last 15 years, including Dell Stan, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jasprit Bumrah, Rabindra Jadeja, Adil Rashid and Trent Bowlt.
However, the 36 -year -old batsman named India’s current bowling coach, Morne Morkel, faced him as the most difficult bowler. Smith said that his speed and boom made him difficult to face.
Smith said during the rapid-fire round, “Morne Morkel. Long, fast, and just bounce she got it was not good.”
An ash, nothing beats – Steve Smith on his biggest cricket rival
Steve Smith, who has scored more than 10,000 Test runs for Australia and was asked about his biggest cricket rival, for 48 centuries in all formats since his introduction in 2010. Smith chose England and said that nothing beats the ashes.
“England. I mean, both of them are huge rival, but an ash, nothing beats anything!”
The Australian batsman also shared that his favorite century was 144 runs played in the first innings of the 2019 Ashes Test in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
“Favorite hundred 2019 will be the first innings in Edgbaston.
Smith is ready to feature in the 2025-26 Ashes series for Australia. He last appeared in T20I against New Zealand in February 2024 and retired from one day international.
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