Steve Smith’s video of completing a crossword puzzle in the locker room is going viral, says David Warner.

Star Australian cricketer Steve Smith was seen doing the crossword puzzle in the dressing room during the third Border Gavaskar Trophy Test at Gabba while India took on Australia on Saturday. During the game, the camera focused on the Australian star, who was engrossed in holding the pen, while commentator David Warner responded by saying he loves doing crossword puzzles in the dressing room. The video has gone viral and fans are mesmerized by the goings-on in the Australian star’s dressing room on the first day of the third Test match.

The third Test match began with India winning the toss and choosing to bowl first against Australia under cloudy skies. The five-game series is currently tied 1-1. However, the rain continued to fall heavily and persistently, so the game was abandoned. According to reports, a long delay is expected before play can resume. In this context, commentator David Warner drew attention to Smith’s hustle and bustle in the dressing room. Reacting to the images, one user commented: “Steve Smith just did a crossword puzzle. He knows it will take him a long time to get to bat.”

December 14, 2024

Smith is about to reach a significant milestone in his illustrious career. The 35-year-old is poised to surpass Ricky Ponting’s record for most Test catches by an Australian fielder by the end of the summer. Despite a slow start to the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Smith has already taken five catches in the first two Tests, taking his career total to 188. He is now just nine more catches short of surpassing Ponting’s record of 196.

Meanwhile, Australia made a single change to their lineup for the ongoing match, with Josh Hazlewood returning to the playing eleven after recovering from a side strain that ruled him out of the Adelaide Test. He replaces Scott Boland in the team. On the other hand, India have replaced Ravindrachandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana with Ravindra Jadeja and Akash Deep for the match.