Steve Smith breaks silence on Babar Azam fallout rumours in BBL | Watch

New Delhi: After the BBL match between Sydney Sixes and Sydney Thunder, speculation of rift between Steve Smith and Babar Azam emerged. However, Australia’s star batter Steve Smith addressed his relationship with Pakistan batter Babar Azam. The rumours began from an on-field incident, where Babar appeared upset after Smith turned down a single and later looked frustrated following his dismissal.

Ahead of the Sixers’ match against Brisbane Heat at the Gabba, commentator Isa Guha asked Smith, “Have you and Babar made up?” Smith dismissed the rumours, and clarified that there was no issue between the two players. Broadcast footage from the team’s pre-match training session showed Smith and Babar chatting casually on the sidelines.

“Nah, he’s good. We were just chatting before. I thought he batted really well the other night and we had a good partnership. We were talking about our golf there. He’s looking forward to tonight and it’s a nice wicket, so I hope we can get off to a good start again,” Smith said.