Its not that easy lmao...do you know the difference between returning a leather ball from a wood bat and returning a tennis ball with a racquet, that too with a higher pace
@@RANdom-ge2ur leather ball has more kinetic energy so it is more difficult to control a leather ball even if it has less speed but it weight is higher than tennis
@@technicalshivamstarji3202 lmao Ikr 😂 my point was about the difference in the conditions, returning a heavy leather ball from a heavy leather bat is not the by as returning a very light ball by a tennis racquet, people in the comments have filled it like he is such a good batter he does it daily, while my only point is bruhh, the two things are different you can't say someone good in one can be in the other, they are not the same
In this video novak is just being careful and hitting a slow server but still indeed Steve is a great athlete and has a great reaction time and eye-to-hand coordination...this ball in the vid is probably 85mph but pro tennis is 125mph+ while in cricket the ball is 90mph on avg. I love and play both sports
A cricket pitch from popping crease to popping crease is ~17m, a tennis court is ~24m (and players usually receive first serves from behind the baseline)@@hasanjamalkhan689
@@rahuljacobgeorge573Smith used to play tennis as a junior before he focused on cricket. I believe he was quite good. Obviously he couldn't keep up with a professional having not played competitively for a long time but I think he could rally with Novak if Novak hit at about 70 percent.
Smith is master of hand eye coordination.we have seen him on indias tour of 2017 where he played on very spinning track better than combined both team squads. Hope he does well in batting now.
Steve Smith definitely has played tennis in the past. Was hitting great top spin forehands, then, on that return of serve even performed the advanced split step foot work move 1:36.
Least surprised that Steve Smith was able to return the serve. Not just because he's great at cricket, he's also a huge tennis fan and a very big Roger fan, so he's probably used to playing tennis occasionally. Lovely moment nevertheless ❤ So glad Djokovic is experiencing these lovely moments late in his career. Well deserved 🎉
@@AS-hx4ww Definitely, it is criminal to be play with honesty and ethics against dopes like Shane warne, ball tamperers like Mr. Smith (and possibly entire Australian team for how long they have been doing), corrupt racist umpire like Darrel Hair, Mr. Shameless Ponting..
Fabulous Smith. What is surprising is that he could pass the ball over the fence. Being a batsman, when I started playing tennis, hitting the ball was easy and straight, but how lose did I try, I could hardly make it fall on the correct zone.
He just said on the big bash coverage that it almost did him for pace meaning it was way slower than he was expecting. I get that old Novak was at 50% at best and I know that serves are over 200kph but it would be quite interesting. Steve’s a marvel
It's not a big surprise for cricket fans like me. Steve Smith plays 150kmph hard balls in cricket. It's not that easy to trick his eyes with that speed especially with tennis ball. He plays the deliveries from Archer, Bumrah, Shami, Shaheen Afridi, Nortje, Starc etc. It's not a big deal for him to spot the ball and hit it back. It's a pleasure to see two different sports legends collide each other. Thanks Novak Love from India❤❤❤
Smith is absolute legend. He can bat bowl field captain and even open in Tests T20s now, he can even pass GOAT DJOKO serve in 1st attempt !!! What the hell, man !!!! Don't be SUCH GOOD !!!!! 🔥😎
Tennis is so lucky to have a classy ambassador like Novak. I’m a Rafa fan so it’s been a difficult road for me watching Novak’s success. At the same time if we’re being honest his fight, commitment and personality have to be appreciated by everyone. He’s deserving of not only our respect but our applause and appreciation.
Smith can hit a 150+ ball with a thin Cricket bat, Then how much tough for him to hit 135 km ball with huge tennis racket... Love you Smith from India....
Too good Steve. What a sportsman. Not only the hand eye coordination to get get proper racket to ball, but the touch to finesse it keep it a live ball. Glad we did not lose you to professional tennis
Being a nontennis player smudge's split step forward movement and using the hand as a lever was commandable ... But the most fascinating part for me is how closely he watched the ball all the way from Novak's end to his racquet... He is conditioned to do that as a great batsman... Well done!!!
The greatest batsmen ever Donald Bradman also could of played Davis Cup Tennis for Australia If you have a cricket ball coming at you at 100mph then a tennis ball at 100mph is not going to hurt as much
Steve Smith of course. Not only the hand eye coordination, but just look at him vs some of the others. He had no fear of the pace. The others were just swinging blindly and scared completely!
Smith plays tennis occasionally and he’s a great batsman with great skills so obviously u wld expect him to give a decent return coz he faces bowlers with good pace …
He middles leather balls with a bat of width that's one-third of the tennis racket. The speed ranges from like 65mph to 100mph. There was no surprise at all.
it will break the racket, and btw he can hit 140mph in tennis which is 200kph+ in this vid he is just being careful but still indeed steve is a great athlete
@@hasanjamalkhan689at university I used to play cricket tennis in halls with a semi-pro cricket friend. Cricket balls definitely don't break tennis racket strings. 😉
@@VARMOT123 Yeah, it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do I doubt we were sober either. But, as I say he was a semi-professional and he would put on all the protective gear.
Novak probably hit that serve at 70 to 80 mph. Smith is used to facing the meanest bowlers bowling hard cricket balls at 90 plus mph with variable bounce and swing, that can potentially kill him if he doesn't get it right. Of course he returned that serve.
As a Tennis and Cricket player myself - it would be fun to see Djokovic bat against Starc and Patt Cummins fast balls. It would be lot worse than facing tennis serve.
Smith has the greatest hand eye coordination in cricket that I have ever seen, why are people surprised that he did that.
It's starting to let him down a bit now though - expect plenty more LBWs this season
Yeah in the slow mo you can really see him focusing on the ball to racquet contact 👍🏼
Haahaa no surprise at all!!
I think you're forgetting a certain Don Bradman
Yep . Does “that I have ever seen” mean live or on video ?
He knows how to middle the ball. Also the control on how much force to apply is impeccable.
Alright mate not everyone lacks simple hand eye coordination
Its not that easy lmao...do you know the difference between returning a leather ball from a wood bat and returning a tennis ball with a racquet, that too with a higher pace
@@RANdom-ge2urthat leather ball can take ur head off
@@RANdom-ge2ur leather ball has more kinetic energy so it is more difficult to control a leather ball even if it has less speed but it weight is higher than tennis
@@technicalshivamstarji3202 lmao Ikr 😂 my point was about the difference in the conditions, returning a heavy leather ball from a heavy leather bat is not the by as returning a very light ball by a tennis racquet, people in the comments have filled it like he is such a good batter he does it daily, while my only point is bruhh, the two things are different you can't say someone good in one can be in the other, they are not the same
He is a man of focus,sheer will and commitment
He ain't wick mahn he is smith
Spot on
I got that reference but you missed the f-bomb 😢
Sorry, that would be Mr wick
Steve Smith wanted a proper match 😂 Man is a champion who loves to put on a fight 🔥
In this video novak is just being careful and hitting a slow server but still indeed Steve is a great athlete and has a great reaction time and eye-to-hand coordination...this ball in the vid is probably 85mph but pro tennis is 125mph+ while in cricket the ball is 90mph on avg. I love and play both sports
A cricket pitch from popping crease to popping crease is ~17m, a tennis court is ~24m (and players usually receive first serves from behind the baseline)@@hasanjamalkhan689
He shuffled to the middle for Novak's next shot
@@hasanjamalkhan689very few hit 200kmph+ serve buddy not certainly 2nd serve nole average is around 180-190
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He faces 150+ nothing suprising ❤️🔥
150+kmph ball's.
In tennis, 150kph is really slow
Steve Smith made all the cricket fans proud.
What do u men he made them proud... He has the best eye Co ordination ever.. He could return a serve from even raonic
@@danCK1990 lmao no
Let ben Shelton serve then @@danCK1990
@@sephorapiano9602yes
@@sephorapiano9602 if u give him 1week of tennis practice he can do much more
Steve Smith has perhaps the greatest hand eye coordination of just about any athlete ever. This is no surprise.
im an Aussie cricket fan and this is just a ridiculous comment lol.
i have seen ABD hitting yorkers to sixes in the stands. Smith avg is 65 in test cricket next best to Bradman.
@@liam3104 not ridiculous at all, he's built his entire career on his hand eye coordination
Look he could make top 100 for that for "any athlete ever" but please calm down.
Need to watch Lara and Virendra Sehwag
SMITH is genius no one can beat him he has play with focus
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@@atridevbhattacharya5050
Ipl heros 😂
Right
focus and sand paper double power
Your demi gods Sachin and Dravid were also found guilty for ball tampering 😂😂
Smith wanted to rally.. 😊 He was not done with Novak..
Smith looks upset , he really wanted to play full game
😂👏
Haha..u can’t stand a chance against professional players ..bt if novak plays down a bit smith cld play a rally ..
@@rahuljacobgeorge573Smith used to play tennis as a junior before he focused on cricket. I believe he was quite good. Obviously he couldn't keep up with a professional having not played competitively for a long time but I think he could rally with Novak if Novak hit at about 70 percent.
buttler wouldve scooped it
Smith is master of hand eye coordination.we have seen him on indias tour of 2017 where he played on very spinning track better than combined both team squads.
Hope he does well in batting now.
Smith hits 90mph balls with something 1/3 the width of a tennis racquet for a living. Why are we surprised?
Lol it's one of the slowest serve ever 😂
Steve Smith definitely has played tennis in the past. Was hitting great top spin forehands, then, on that return of serve even performed the advanced split step foot work move 1:36.
100%
The split step forward shows he played or has an idea. But the way he held the racket was 💩
I've heard Smith say before that he played tennis to a reasonable standard.
They use the split step in the field sometimes to in cricket so he’s definitely got an idea about it
On the test series he playing while they were in Pakistan during free time
Footwork looks ok but his actual forehand technique looks like someone that has barely played the game
Least surprised that Steve Smith was able to return the serve. Not just because he's great at cricket, he's also a huge tennis fan and a very big Roger fan, so he's probably used to playing tennis occasionally. Lovely moment nevertheless ❤
So glad Djokovic is experiencing these lovely moments late in his career. Well deserved 🎉
I like fans like you not the ones to compare tennis with cricket
One of the greatest batsmen ever against the GOAT of tennis ❤
one of the greatest frauds maybe.
@@AS-hx4ww Definitely, it is criminal to be play with honesty and ethics against dopes like Shane warne, ball tamperers like Mr. Smith (and possibly entire Australian team for how long they have been doing), corrupt racist umpire like Darrel Hair, Mr. Shameless Ponting..
Greatest test batsman*
@@Abhaykumar-vr4rm as of now, bradman and tendulkar are clearly greater test batsmen than smith
@Abhaykumar-vr4rm he's one of the greatest contemporary batsman and one of the greatest bats.
Novak is a nice human being, and Steve is equally as humble and respectable.. i love both!
Lots of ❤ for Smith. One of the greatest batters of all time.
Hell yeah Steve 🔥
Go eat curry 🍛
Smith just timing the ball perfectly ❤
No matter where u from every cricket fan felt proud coz of steve smith
Ya bet it's true...each and everyone felt that okay....
@angelofdeath095 oh i thought i m the only one
Never be proud of that grubby Sandpaper cheats. Sends a great message to kids.
As a cricket and tennis fan , it is the best ever collab for me 😅
Surprisingly he didn't leave the ball by rotating and shouted "no run"😂😂😂
Never thought tennis is much tough b4 this...really they all are legend
Steve Smith is talented man
For people who dont know, steve smith follows and plays tennis, he is a great Roger Federer fan, he has said it himself ample number of time.
Fabulous Smith. What is surprising is that he could pass the ball over the fence. Being a batsman, when I started playing tennis, hitting the ball was easy and straight, but how lose did I try, I could hardly make it fall on the correct zone.
Smith is a all rounder ...❤ favorite palyer❤
He just said on the big bash coverage that it almost did him for pace meaning it was way slower than he was expecting. I get that old Novak was at 50% at best and I know that serves are over 200kph but it would be quite interesting. Steve’s a marvel
Novak obviously was pulling his punches, that's why it was slow
It's not a big surprise for cricket fans like me. Steve Smith plays 150kmph hard balls in cricket. It's not that easy to trick his eyes with that speed especially with tennis ball. He plays the deliveries from Archer, Bumrah, Shami, Shaheen Afridi, Nortje, Starc etc. It's not a big deal for him to spot the ball and hit it back.
It's a pleasure to see two different sports legends collide each other. Thanks Novak
Love from India❤❤❤
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Kumar sangakkara was a tennis player before he became a cricketer
all bcz of Modi ji 🙏
@@otakuhunter4817 ye kya bakwaas hei??
Smith is absolute legend.
He can bat bowl field captain and even open in Tests T20s now, he can even pass GOAT DJOKO serve in 1st attempt !!!
What the hell, man !!!!
Don't be SUCH GOOD !!!!! 🔥😎
Steven Smith. The goat of test cricket...
The total entertainer and showman
Dancing shoe man❤
A good cricketer can play football, tennis, baseball and golf. That's how hard the game is.
Smith said that he used to play tennis as a junior.
gold, tennis, baseball yes. Football no as its played by foot
No cricket isn’t hard. You are absolutely wrong. Both tennis and football is much more harder than cricket. Smith can play tennis
@@rahatmahmud5435 there is no objective way to measure which sport is more difficult. Each sport has its own skill and fitness requirements.
@@rahatmahmud5435Cricket isn't hard??
Then remember Philip Hughes 😢
If Djokovic is appreciating you ,you have really something special in you.😊
Look how Stewe reflects the ball
Smith Can Do Anything Such a Strong WillPower.
Smith master of all crafts
Cheat
Amazing.. everyone will watch it with a smile on their face 💜 😊
Tennis is so lucky to have a classy ambassador like Novak. I’m a Rafa fan so it’s been a difficult road for me watching Novak’s success. At the same time if we’re being honest his fight, commitment and personality have to be appreciated by everyone. He’s deserving of not only our respect but our applause and appreciation.
All Cricket fans united and feeling great for sure!
Get Kumar Sangakkara 😬 he played for Sri Lankan youth Tennis team 2:17
Steve Smith is now officially part of the BIG5 what a player 🏅🏅
Smith is one of the greatest player of all time in cricket. He is absolutely genius ❤
Australian open is so amazing to watch.
Steve smith is a true sportsperson ❤
Big fan of Smithy from 🇮🇳, No-thanks for giving us a hard time almost everytime this guy comes to bat 😂😅❤.
Great that Smith returned the serve but even better that Djokovic called a six when the guy before hit one into the stands 🏏
Smith can hit a 150+ ball with a thin Cricket bat,
Then how much tough for him to hit 135 km ball with huge tennis racket...
Love you Smith from India....
Woahhhh Steve Smith executed that return almost perfectly! What else is to be expected from a cricket player? These guys face balls at 140+ kmph 💨
Steve smith has excellet hand-eye cordination he shows in cricket always, now here in tennis too, he proved that
He wanted to play more with Novak..The 🐐 can do everything Smudge for ya 😎🔥
Too good Steve. What a sportsman. Not only the hand eye coordination to get get proper racket to ball, but the touch to finesse it keep it a live ball. Glad we did not lose you to professional tennis
Hats off Novak u r living legend.
Steve Smith 10000 test tuns 33 + centuries truly a 🐐
Smith is one of best cricketer... ,🇦🇺 🇮🇳
Being a nontennis player smudge's split step forward movement and using the hand as a lever was commandable
... But the most fascinating part for me is how closely he watched the ball all the way from Novak's end to his racquet... He is conditioned to do that as a great batsman... Well done!!!
Smith is used to hitting balls of roughly the same size, travelling at 145+kph, with a much narrower bat.
Why is anyone surprised he hit it back?
Middle of the bat from Steve Smith🔥
The greatest batsmen ever Donald Bradman also could of played Davis Cup Tennis for Australia If you have a cricket ball coming at you at 100mph then a tennis ball at 100mph is not going to hurt as much
Tennis serves are often 140 mph.
Smith knows how to play tennis and knew the serve was fast from novak and smash it :) great practise for the test series
I am just came here Steve Smith ❤
Steve smith is the best test batsmen ( cricket ) of this era, if any of you wondering,
He's not the best
I'm impressed that Novak knew about cricket sixes! 👍👍
love it ! Novak and Steve in the same space
Smith is legend in cricket
Steve Smith of course. Not only the hand eye coordination, but just look at him vs some of the others. He had no fear of the pace. The others were just swinging blindly and scared completely!
A great athlete is a great athlete, they learn most sports quickly
Smith Has Done It Because he plays this speed regularly like 150-155+ that's why he can manage it's not tough for him
Holding the racquet steady enough to bounced the ball back is just enough and he did that.
Smith plays tennis occasionally and he’s a great batsman with great skills so obviously u wld expect him to give a decent return coz he faces bowlers with good pace …
He can fit into Any Sport...Steve❤
Smith is well balanced with hands
Steve smith is a great sportsman that is why we have his statue built here in india!!!
No wonder he handled that pretty well. He's in fab four.❤
That one more guy was almost there. but mahn smith did it with perfection he is absolutely legend ❤
I wished there would be more serves against Smith 😢😢😢
I luv the compliments given by you
He is a cricketer. He could hit a reverse sweep shot on that 😂
Power of cricket 🏏
I wanted him to do an over exaggerated leave and shout 'NO RUN".
A Cricketer can play any sport. Mark my words.
Smith 🐐
Sports icons... Steve djoko ❤️
GOAT recognizes GOAT
He middles leather balls with a bat of width that's one-third of the tennis racket. The speed ranges from like 65mph to 100mph. There was no surprise at all.
Just GOAT things
2 legends from different sports❤
Actually cricketers can Play almost every sport
Well when you face 140 Kmh hard leather cricket balls, a medium pace tennis serve holds no fear.
Can Novak hit a cricket ball at 140kph ?
He failed to hit a 40 kph too in same event he tried cricket.
it will break the racket, and btw he can hit 140mph in tennis which is 200kph+ in this vid he is just being careful but still indeed steve is a great athlete
@@hasanjamalkhan689at university I used to play cricket tennis in halls with a semi-pro cricket friend. Cricket balls definitely don't break tennis racket strings. 😉
It is mortally dangerous for no professionals to even try that
@@VARMOT123 Yeah, it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do I doubt we were sober either. But, as I say he was a semi-professional and he would put on all the protective gear.
Bhai 4rabet ke features bohot amazing hai, har baar kuch naya dekhne ko milta hai
Bro even managed to middle it 💀
Smith is my favorite player💜
Smith, Novak, Ronaldo, these are the types of atheletes you can bet can go pro in any sport they want if they put that much efforts in it.
Also ABD
@@arnabroy6721 NO
Steve Smith has beautiful hands
Great event
Novak probably hit that serve at 70 to 80 mph. Smith is used to facing the meanest bowlers bowling hard cricket balls at 90 plus mph with variable bounce and swing, that can potentially kill him if he doesn't get it right. Of course he returned that serve.
As a Tennis and Cricket player myself - it would be fun to see Djokovic bat against Starc and Patt Cummins fast balls. It would be lot worse than facing tennis serve.
Bruh Novak would be in hospital
Exactly 😂
Djokovic: you can't return my serve
Simth: hold my beer
Smudge🐐
Steve smith is superb and awesome in cricket also he is trying his tennis 🎾 so he wants to get into tennis also that’s good thing
Steve Smith NO RUN 🤣🤣 is there anything the dude can’t do!!
Steve smith 😍😍😍 lots of love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳