BGT | Twitter reacts to Smith helplessly watching on as rolling ball disturbs his stumps

Australia initiated the fourth Test on a positive note with their top three in Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, and Marnus Labuschagne fetching half-centuries on the opening day. Although India managed to extract half a dozen wickets by Stumps, Steve Smith kept the Australian scorecard ticking by his natural strokeplay. The stalwart continued to blossom on the next day as he smoked centuries in back-to-back Tests. The batter switched gears following his ton but was unlucky to get dismissed off Akash Deep in a bizarre way. 

The first ball of the 115th over saw Akash Deep come over the wicket and bowl a length delivery into the right-hander. Smith shimmied down the track to hack across the line but ended up with an inside edge back to his pads and onto the wickets. The ball almost died near the stumps, instead rolled onto it and dropped the bails resting on the groove. Smith was dejected with this form of dismissal but the Indian group had a sigh of relief despite the damage being done, leaving the Twitterverse into a frenzy.

Oh dear Steve Smith!



That is as bizarre as it gets 😳 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ZDUWggwBq4

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2024

Legendary

Two guys with 75 Test hundreds between them.



Ricky Ponting chats with Steve Smith 🤝#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Q7KsQsnR7D

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 27, 2024

Appreciate

Virat Kohli appreciating the Hundred of Steve Smith 🙇 pic.twitter.com/GBe1YKiDhQ

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 27, 2024

Need luck

To get Steve Smith out this is how you need to have luck. #AUSvIND #BoxingDayTest #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/pH64Fsrtw4

— Yugal (@iamYugal18) December 27, 2024

Unfortunate

Steve Smith out unfortunately #INDvsAUS #AUSvIND #zelena pic.twitter.com/libgmtRA9d

— RAJESH SHAH 🔱🇮🇳 (@rajchx) December 27, 2024

Barely

Barely three weeks back, it seemed Steve Smith was a walking wicket who could get out to any ball bowled to him.

Today, it looked like he could only get dismissed the way he eventually was dismissed:



By cruel lady luck



What a Cricketer ! What a knock!!#SteveSmith #AUSvIND

— Ambika (@apmahapatra) December 27, 2024

Well played

AN UNFORUNATE WAY TO GET OUT!!!!

WELL PLAYED STEVE SMITH👏👏👏#INDvsAUS #BoxingDayTest https://t.co/cKY5xfJDxY

— Niketh S Nair (@nair_niketh) December 27, 2024

Comical

Steve Smith gets himself out at 140 in most comical way possible 🤡 #INDvsAUS #SteveSmith pic.twitter.com/uGqHOtn3vi

— Cricket Kraze (@cricketKraze11) December 27, 2024

King

•Steve Smith scores in Tests before Gabba Test, after lords Test 2023:



22, 2, 41, 17, 71, 54, 31, 45, 26, 50, 38, 4*, 12, 11*, 6, 91*, 31, 0, 11, 9, 0, 17, 2.



•After Gabba Test:



101, 4, 140"



Rohit successfully made Form out Smith to gain his form back !! 🔥👏🏻 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/nlPfMwoWyA

— R🦅 (@141ovalclassic) December 27, 2024

V sad

Unfortunate dismissal for Steve Smith.



May be that's the only way India could have get him out this morning.



Anyways advantage India finally.#AUSvIND #INDvAUS #INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/BNjUf5xODl

— Inside out (@INSIDDE_OUT) December 27, 2024