“Provavelmente o melhor resultado”: ​​Steve Smith fornece atualização para lesões horríveis; Não vou jogar MLC e o próximo teste

Steve Smith has provided a welcome update after suffering a gruesome compound dislocation to his right little finger during the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final against South Africa at Lord’s. The veteran batter confirmed he will not require surgery, but will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, ruling him out of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) stint and almost confirming his unavailability for the West Indies Test series later this month.

How did Steve Smith get injured?

The 36-year-old was injured while fielding in the slips on Day 3 as he attempted a sharp chance offered by South Africa captain Temba Bavuma off Mitchell Starc.

Fielding unusually close with a helmet due to Lord’s variable bounce, Smith misjudged the dipping edge, missed the catch, and suffered a nasty finger dislocation.

“I was standing pretty close with the helmet on and as we saw throughout the game a lot of nicks went short of first and second slip,” Smith said after the loss as per the ICC.

“The plan was to stand pretty close and I lost sight of it with the angle that Mitchell Starc was bowling and it kind of went inside Bavuma’s hip and I didn’t quite see it until really late and it kind of dipped on me a little bit late too as well.”