Indian captain Virat Kohli defends Steve Smith against booing Indian fans

Former Australia captain Steve Smith’s return to cricket has seen him continue right from where he left of as the right-hander has hit back-to-back half-centuries in the ongoing World Cup.

And while he may have been accepted with open arms by new skipper Aaron Finch and the rest of the Australian team, opposition fans have been keen to not let him forget his role in the sandpaper scandal that saw him banned for a year alongside David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.

He was receiving a similar treatment from Indian fans as the two sides clashed at The Oval but India skipper Virat Kohli took exception from that, urging his team to applaud the World Cup winner rather than boo him.