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Ricky Ponting has led Australia to victory at the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups © AFP Ricky Ponting strongly believes Steven Smith — currently the world’s No. 1 batsman in Test cricket with one of the highest rating points — can be Australia ‘s greatest batsman since Don Bradman . Widely considered as Australia’s greatest batsman after Bradman, Ponting has issued a challenge to the current captain to sustain his current form for another 100 Tests. Smith has been lauded often for his batting skills in the past, and the praises have increased after his match-winning innings in the first Test against India in Pune. Smith has achieved the feat of scoring 18th hundred in just 51 Tests, increasing his ICC ranking points to 933 — the sixth- highest — among any batsman in history. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs Australia, 1st Test at Pune Smith is short of a mere 112 runs to officially rank behind Bradman as the third fastest batsman to ever pass the 5,000-run milestone, which he may achieve in the upcoming second Test against India at Bengaluru. Ponting firmly believes that Smith has the potential to become one of the greatest cricketers of Australia. “If Smithy keeps maintaining what he’s doing now for another 100 Tests then he probably will end up being a better player than me,” Ponting told News Ltd. “ He’s not doing much wrong at the moment, is he? “I know he’s got great passion and got great drive to be the best player he can ...
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