Steve Smith made a comeback into international cricket after serving a yearlong ban due to the sandpaper gate. The Australian batsmen made a strong comeback during the recently concluded Ashes 2019 which was hosted in England. His performance left the cricketing pundit also sing his praises and the cricketing stalwarts were extremely pleased with his performance. Even Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar joined the bandwagon and praised the Australian for his batting during the Ashes 2019. The Master Blaster decoded the reason for Steve Smith’s success during the tournament in a video posted by him on social media. Steve Smith Wears Spectacles Once Again After 5th Test of Ashes 2019, Jack Leach Loves Them.

Smith not only went on to score a double century but also went on to be the highest scorer of the tournament. The hoots and boos in England turned out to standing ovation for Smith. Batting at the economy of 110. 57, he made 774 runs in the season and silenced his critics. Sachin Tendulkar too was mighty impressed with the 30-year-old, and in the video posted on social media, he analysed how Smith changed his batting according to the venue.

Check out the video below:

Talking about Steve Smith he went on to be the Man of the Series for his blistering performance. “It's been an amazing couple of months in England, the cricket's been spectacular, the series has ebbed and flowed, loved every minute and proud to have been able to perform for Australia and bring the urn home. The middle of the wicket still played pretty well, and Wade applied himself, batted beautifully today. But England played terrific cricket," he said. Although England won the last Test match at The Oval by 135 runs, it was the visitors who walked away with the trophy. By the end of the five-match Test series, the scoreline read 2-2.

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