Steve Smith was seen playing cricket with tennis legend, photos and videos went viral on social media.

 

Sports celebrity Novak Djokovic had a lot of fun with Steve Smith during a charity event organized in Melbourne on Thursday, January 11, ahead of the Australian Open 2024. During this, Smith also impressed Djokovic with his tennis skills, the video of which is being liked a lot on social media.

Let us tell you that the first Grand Slam of this year will start in Australia from January 14, which will last for two weeks. At the beginning of the event, male and female players took part in different types of activities for charity. After this, the legends of tennis and cricket decided to entertain the fans in other ways. Djokovic challenged the former Australian captain to a game of tennis, which he accepted and took to the court.

Djokovic served a body serve and Smith moved forward quickly and returned a perfect forehand. Seeing this, the fans present on the field were also surprised and the tennis star bowed down and praised the Australian cricketer.

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During this time, Djokovic and Smith also enjoyed playing cricket on the tennis court. The tennis legend, who has played 24 Grand Slams, bowled against Smith. However, Djokovic lost direction early and Smith pointed him to the right spot. Smith also hit a good shot on his ball. Djokovic then handed over the bat and he learned how to hold the bat properly from Smith and then also hit a ball from the former Kangaroo captain.

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It is noteworthy that Steve Smith will now be seen during the Test series against West Indies. Now he will be seen playing the role of opener in the test format. After David Warner's retirement from the Test format, Smith has been given this new responsibility, which he himself has confirmed.