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Australian star Steve Smith declines Sydney Sixers offer for upcoming BBL

"Right now, he (Smith) has decided not to commit," Smith's manager said.

Australian star Steve Smith declines Sydney Sixers offer for upcoming BBL

Posted - 2022-08-18T17:13:28+06:00

Updated - 2022-08-18T17:13:28+06:00

Australia star batter Steve Smith has reportedly turned down an offer from the Sydney Sixers with the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season on the horizon.


Steve Smith has reportedly decline an offer from the Sydney Sixers with the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season on the horizon. Smith told the franchise he wasn't sure he needed a break after the Australian Test summer season later in the year. The batsman also admitted he didn't want to seal a spot on the team and wanted to make way for younger players.

It is now up to the Sydney Sixers to either fill the 18-man squad for the season with a youngster or reserve a spot for the former Australia captain. This could also affect their recruiting decisions in the upcoming draft for the BBL, which will take place on August 28th.

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Steve Smith could feature as replacement player for Sixers

"At the moment he (Smith) has decided not to commit," Smith's manager Warren Craig told the Sydney Morning Herald. "There's a lot of cricket coming." Cricket Australia (CA) have vowed to allow Smith to play a few games in the BBL if he changes his mind, but it could be a gamble for Sydney Sixers to miss a spot in the squad until the end of the year at 33 - Year-old unsure of his availability.

However, it is said that the BBL is keen to find a way to bring Smith on board as a substitute with the Sixers if he is at all interested in playing later in the competition, Newscorp reports. Smith has 229 T20 matches with 4,724 runs. He also has a century and 21 fifties in stature, along with 54 wickets with the ball.

Meanwhile, Australia were due to play South Africa in a three-game ODI series in January. The Proteas later withdrew from the series and Australia's international players were expected to make way to perform in the BBL. However, players such as Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have also reportedly withdrawn from T20 competition due to a tight summer testing schedule.

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