Steve Smith has made his cricket commentary debut in a peculiar look through hologram for the beginning of the Indian Premier League on Friday.
The star Australian batter introduced earlier this week he can be collaborating within the T20 event, revealing he can be “joining an exceptional and talented team”.
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The obscure announcement sparked hypothesis that he might be commentating, given he hadn’t signed to play with any group within the IPL.
That proved to be the case when Smith appeared alongside fellow Australians Tom Moody and Aaron Finch in Star Sports’ pre-match protection in a studio in India.
But whereas Moody and Finch have been there in particular person, Smith wasn’t bodily there and appeared as a hologram.
The uncommon TV experiment was obtained properly by cricket followers, who joked that Smith regarded extra lifelike through hologram than he did in his awkward video announcement.
Earlier on Friday, Star Sports introduced Smith can be involvement within the community’s commentary of the profitable IPL, ending the thriller about his return to the occasion.
“Steve Smith has joined the expert panel for the marquee tournament. Smith will be making his broadcast debut with Star Sports, adding his invaluable insights and expertise to Star Sports’ already impressive roster of panellists,” Star Sports mentioned.
The sixteenth version of the cash-rich Twenty20 extravaganza started in Ahmedabad, with 10 groups and a number of world stars in attendance for the eight-week event.
Smith, 33, introduced his return to the event on Twitter on Monday, saying in a teaser video: “Namaste, India. I’ve got some exciting news for you: I’m joining IPL 2023.”
That submit sparked hypothesis he would possibly return to the event as a participant.
The video drew appreciable mirth on social media for Smith’s robot-like efficiency within the 15-second clip, throughout which he didn’t blink.
“DON’T blink if you’re being held at gunpoint,” one Twitter consumer quipped.
Another fan suggested Smith, who not too long ago led Australia in two Tests and three one-day internationals in India, to make use of his bat and never the microphone on his Indian return.
Smith final performed for the Delhi Capitals within the profitable IPL in 2021 earlier than he went unsold within the public sale for the next season.
The star batsman saved himself out of this season’s mini-auction in December however could be picked up as an damage substitute by any group.
With AFP
Source: www.news.com.au
