Overview

• In a quick-fire interview with BBC Sport Wales on August 14, Smith crowned Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batter ever.
• He named Jacques Kallis the greatest cricketer of all time, citing Kallis’s 25,534 runs and 577 wickets across formats.
• He singled out Morne Morkel as the hardest bowler he has faced, noting Morkel dismissed him five times internationally.
• Smith delivered his picks while playing for Welsh Fire in The Hundred, where he has scored 58 runs in three matches.
• After retiring from one-day internationals in March, he is focused on upcoming Test commitments later this year.