Australian batsman Steve Smith, who scored 105 off 66 deliveries, to power Australia to a match-winning total of 374 runs said that his recent discovery of rhythm at the nets in Australia during quarantine helped him get back to form.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I have been searching for something for a couple of months now. About three days ago, something just clicked. My rhythm came back, everything came back," he said after the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The batsman credited Aaron Finch and David Warner for providing a solid start that allowed him to go after the bowling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Finchy (Aaron Finch) and Davey (David Warner) played very well early on. We could come in and be aggressive. I wasn't thinking too much out there, just seeing the ball and hitting it. I was seeing the ball well. It was a good surface. Nice to contribute to a good win," said the former Australia skipper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Smith on Tuesday had said that he had changed his natural game at the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) edition, trying to do power-hitting instead of working out gaps, which affected his rhythm and form in the T20 tournament played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Smith, representing the Rajasthan Royals, scored only 311 runs in 14 games, with the help of three half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"For me in white-ball cricket, playing my game, the way I do it is the way forward. I think in IPL, I got caught up with and tried to be a bit too powerful. (That is) not quite my game. There are players in the world that can get sixes at will and I am not probably one of those. For me, it is about hitting proper cricket shots and hitting the gaps and manipulating the field at will. I probably went away from it in the IPL," Smith had told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Friday, he worked the gaps quite well and didn't go for unconventional shots. Even then, his 105 included 11 fours and four sixes.
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