Steve Smith names the greatest cricketer and batter of all time | Cricket News – Times of India

Australia’s Steve Smith (AP/PTI)

Steve Smith has hailed Jacques Kallis as the greatest cricketer the recreation has ever seen whereas calling Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batter. Speaking to BBC, the Australian star shared his admiration for 2 of the most celebrated figures in world cricket. Kallis, usually described as the most full cricketer, was an enormous of the recreation. Representing South Africa from 1995 to 2014, he scored 13,289 Test runs at a median of 55.37, alongside 11,579 runs in ODIs. Equally damaging with the ball, he picked up 292 wickets in Tests and 273 in ODIs, making him arguably the best all-rounder in cricket historical past. Tendulkar, in the meantime, stays the benchmark for batting greatness. The Indian legend retired in 2013 as the highest run-scorer in each Tests and ODIs, with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests and 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs. His tally of 100 worldwide centuries is a document that also stands untouched, underlining why Smith calls him the greatest batter of all time.

Smith himself is broadly considered one of the best Test batters of the fashionable period. Since his debut in 2010, the proper-hander has amassed 10,477 runs in 119 Tests at a median of 56.03, together with 36 centuries. His unorthodox type, relentless consistency and match-profitable knocks have positioned him in the identical conversations as the legends he admires. By putting Kallis and Tendulkar at the prime, Smith not solely paid tribute to 2 icons but in addition reminded followers of the excessive requirements that outline cricket throughout generations.