Steve Smith has struggled to find consistent form on the India tour and Mark Waugh believes he may be close...
"I hope he (Smith) doesn't (retire). "He also said it in the Australian summer. [Khawaja's swipe at selectors after 'special' century](https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/india-v-australia-fourth-test-2023-usman-khawaja-swipes-selectors-after-century/f88381d0-8a7a-403a-89a8-14bc9cc4b79a) [PM's 'bizarre' act blamed for 'shoddy' Test start](https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/australia-india-test-series-2023-anthony-albanese-narendra-modi-bizarre-act/549be46f-f098-41d6-aa95-7a2b01979d62) [during the most recent Australian Test summer](https://wwos.nine.com.au/videos/cricket/cricket-news-steve-smith-confronts-retirement-talk/clck9p6nz002w0joholqe9ebt). [Australia vs India fourth Test, day one](https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/australia-india-2023-live-scores-fourth-test-day-one-highlights-results-latest-updates/0849f621-5db2-4bee-848c-1ee21fe3758e)
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But at the end of the day, he’s a quirky character.” If you can’t see the blog click He’s still a great player and he’s got years in front of him. “He said it a few times, like, ‘Oh, I probably haven’t got as many games as people think left in me’. “ Particularly after having taken the second new ball, to concede the number of runs they did, and the number of boundaries they did,” he told Star Sports. He mentioned it again before this Test match.
Australian batter Steve Smith plays a shot during the 1st day of the fourth Test match between India and Australia, at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, ...
But at the end of the day, he’s a quirky character,” said Waugh. He’s still a great player and he’s got years in front of him. He mentioned it again before this Test match.