India vs Australia: Aaron Finch compares Steve Smith with Barry Bonds
Almost 18,000 fans were on hand to watch the runfest at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday (November 27) as Smith flayed the Indian bowling attack with a swashbuckling 66-ball 105, an innings that was laced with 11 hits to the ropes and four over it.
The 31-year-old’s 62-ball hundred was the third fastest by an Australian after Glenn Maxwell (51 balls) and James Faulkner (57) as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the best of three-match series which launched India’s long-awaited tour Down Under.
India vs Australia: Steve Smith scores third fastest century for Australia
Finch himself scored a patient 114 to help Australia post a total of 374 for six, but was happy to concede that there had been something special in the innings produced by Smith, comparing him to Bonds.
“He calls himself Barry Bonds when he gets into those sorts of moods,” Finch said in awe of Smith.
