01 December,2020 07:14 AM IST | Sydney | Agencies
Australia's Steven Smith en route his 64-ball 104 against India in the second ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. Pic/AFP
Top Australian batsman Steve Smith has revealed that he suffered a "bad dose of vertigo" ahead of the second one-dayer against India and was not sure of playing the game in which he struck a series-clinching hundred.
Smith's quick-fire 62-ball-100 propelled Australia to a mammoth 389 for four in the second ODI, which they defended easily to secure a decisive 2-0 lead in the ODI series on Sunday. However, the former skipper said he "didn't look great there for a while".
"I didn't know if I was playing today. I had a really bad dose of vertigo this morning and I was struggling until...I came down early to have a hit and a bit of a run around," Smith told cricket.com.au after receiving his second successive Man of the Match award.
Smith said it was team doctor Leigh Golding, who relieved him of the symptoms by performing the Epley manoeuvre, which involves a series of head movements to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), a condition caused by a problem in the inner ear.
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"The doctor, I think he performed six Epley manoeuvres on me this morning and got the crystals out of my ears and I was struggling for a bit. I'm just pleased to be able to get out here and play another good innings and help the team," said Smith.
The stylish batsman, who had scored 105 off 66 balls in the first ODI, shared a 138-run partnership with Marnus Labuschagne before Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 63 off 29 balls to take Australia to a formidable total on Sunday.
Smith rated his second ton higher than the first. "[Sunday] morning I was no good, I thought I was going to struggle," he said. "The fact that I could come out and play was pleasing. It didn't look great there for a while. It was just nice to bat again on this wicket. I love playing here at the SCG. It's a nice paced wicket. It suits my game and I thought Davey [David Warner] and Finchy [Aaron Finch] were magnificent up top and enabled myself and Maxi to let loose," said Smith.
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