Steve Smith and the desperation to win

#2 Brain fade

The DRS saga took center stage in the Test series between India and Australia

Steve Smith's team landed in India on the back of some serious drubbings in their previous outings in the sub-continent. The Aussies had been humbled by India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the preceding 4 years.

However, the team was eager to set the record straight. As it turned out, the series was a closely-fought one. However, it was the brain fade incident involving the Australian skipper that took center stage.

In the second Test of the four-match series, Steve Smith was adjudged LBW, but he was not convinced. Surprisingly, in an attempt to get the coach's view to check whether it was out or not, his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli caught him during the act and the umpires sent Smith on his way.

In the days to follow, a lot was said about Smith, with Kohli being highly critical of his opposite number. Many ex-cricketers also slammed Smith's act.

Later on. Smith went on to apologize about the whole incident and called it a 'Brain fade' on his part.