I am not comparing myself to other batters: Steve Smith on competing with Kohli

The eagerly awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy match between Team India and Australia is currently underway in Nagpur.

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Both groups are still in the running for the World Test Championship (WTC) championship match.

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Smith stated that there is no sense of rivalry between him and Kohli prior to the first game of the series.

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"I don't feel like I'm batting against anyone or anything like that and trying to compare myself to any other batters..

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"I just wanna go out there and do my job and hopefully help the team have success,” Smith said.

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