15 months ago something happened , which changed the Australian cricket , something which every Australian might rememberer for the rest of their life , ya the ball tempering scandal .
Steve Smith was involved in this scandal and was found guilty and handed over a 1 year ban . Some people might also remember it by the darkest phase of Australian cricket . The captain Steve Smith played a part in this ball tempering scandal and ended up crying for forgiveness in a press conference , many people criticized him but many people supported him as well , he was also banned to play IPL for 1 season and was treated like a criminal by the south african airport security. Everyone knew that the punishment was to harsh and yet it was given to set an example throughout Australia as they have a huge amount of respect for their cricket .
After a few months he started playing club level cricket and was allowed to play for various leagues happening like the Canadian league. He used his example to inspire other people , to tell them that they should think twice before they make any decision ,he also helped people who were facing depression by visiting various schools and colleges as a motivational speaker ,
AND THEN…. right when he was gonna make his comeback he had a shoulder injure and then had to wait for some more time for his comeback , he played the 2019 edition IPL in which he was part of Rajasthan Royals camp though his team struggled in the tournament but Steve Smith played well and was also named as the captain of Rajasthan . He had to leave before the tournament got over as the World Cup journey began .
World Cup started , Steve Smith was all ready for it and played some match winning knocks in the tournament but couldn’t win the World Cup as they lost against England in semi-final though Steve Smith played a fighting knock . England went on to winning the World Cup .
ASHES , the biggest battle of cricket was here on one side there was England who just won the World Cup and on the other side there was Australia who were the underdogs . In England the stage was set and by the way Steve Smith was the best test batsmen when he got banned 15 months ago and didn’t play a single test after that . The match started and there very a lot of fans of England who came to tease Steve Smith with various ways they booed at him when he came into bat . When he walked in Australia were in a difficult situation . He scored 144 of just 219 balls and was the last wicket to fall . England lead by almost 100 runs and everyone thought it was over but again the man stood he scored 142 of just 207 and Australia won by 251 runs
That was a comeback I will always remember what a player when life hits you hard you should always comeback like Steve Smith he won the man of the match and the people who were teasing him ended up clapping hands for him . for me he is a legend and everyone makes mistakes but you have to get over it and change into a better person
kit pd 