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Steve Smith told to 'stop being a princess' by fan

Steve Smith told to 'stop being a princess' by fan
Why An Annoyed Fan Asked Steve Smith To 'Stop Being A Princess' · news18.com

Steve Smith is a very famous cricketer who plays for Australia.

He was playing a big match called a Test against Bangladesh in a city called Darwin.

At one point, Smith stopped batting because he had trouble with the big screen that helps batters see the ball.

A fan in the crowd got annoyed and shouted a funny but grumpy message, telling him to 'stop being a princess' and just hit the ball.

Someone recorded the moment and a sports channel shared it.

Bangladesh's bowlers were doing really well and kept taking Australian wickets.

Smith stayed calm and scored more than 50 runs — his 45th half-century in Test cricket.

He matched the record of the great Steve Waugh for most fifty-plus scores for Australia.

Even so, Australia were bowled out for 198, and Bangladesh ended the day with 96 runs and only one wicket gone.

Smith was still the top scorer for his team.

Key facts

Match
First Test, Australia vs Bangladesh
Venue
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin, Australia
Australia's first innings
198 all out in 53 overs (opted to bat first)
Score at Tea (first report)
Australia 183/8, Smith 67*, Nathan Lyon 0*
Bangladesh at stumps
96/1, trailing by 102 runs
Hasan Mahmud
Six wickets (reported as 4/49 at Tea)
Taskin Ahmed
2/46
Record equalled
82 fifty-plus Test scores for Australia, tying Steve Waugh (Ricky Ponting: 103)

Quotes

Unidentified fan

A spectator in the crowd during the match

“Just hit the damn thing, Smudge. Stop being a princess. You are not bigger than the game, Steve, deal with it.”
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