Steve Smith surprised after picked as Australia's best of the year By IANS | Published on Sat, Feb 6 2021 15:36 IST | 0 Views
Sydney, Feb 6 : Australia batsman Steve Smith beat Pat Cummins by 12 votes to win the Allan Border Medal, the highest honour in Australian men's cricket. This is the third time he is winning the prestigious medal. He was pipped by David Warner by one vote last year. The right-handed batsman made the most runs for Australia across all formats in the voting period with 1,098 at an average of 45.75. The effort was built on four half centuries and four centuries. "I was a bit surprised. I don't know, I didn't feel like I had the biggest Test summer, which I think holds the most votes. I think my one-day cricket was pretty good last year, so I obviously got a lot of votes there," said Smith after winning the medal.