LONDON: Former Australia captain Steve Smith has praised Virat Kohli's appeal to the spectators who were hooting against Australia during the World Cup match on June 9.

Smith, who returned after facing a one-year ban due to a controversial ball tampering case in South Africa, is facing impressive performances despite an impressive performance by the audience on every field in England. Even on Sunday, viewers between India and Australia called Smith a hoax and a fraudster. Then the Australian team was fielding. Kohli stopped the spectators from doing so and instead asked them to enjoy their batting. India won the match by 36 runs. Indian fans started to call Smith a 'fraud, deceitful' as he hit smith's field.

At the same time, it was nice to see India captain Virat Kohli defend Smith during India's batting. When Hardik Pandya went out and Smith went on to the third man, the spectators started hooking him up. Realizing Smith's unease, Kohli hinted to the audience to encourage him instead of hooking up the former Australia captain

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