Steve Smith desires to play in upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Sydney: Steve Smith’s long-term red ball future remains one of cricket’s greatest mysteries, but the stand-in Test skipper has revealed for the first time his desire to still be around for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when T20 makes its debut.

The 35-year-old looked faster, hit higher and stronger than his rivals with a remarkable 121 not out for the Sixers in his first BBL game of the season against the Scorchers on Saturday despite only having his first proper hit in a week 15 minutes before the match in the nets, a News.com.au report said on Sunday.

It was one of the best knocks in tournament history and one you’d expect from a T20 specialist, not someone who was playing his first game since July when he helped Washington win the Major League Cricket final.

Smith has played just four T20 internationals for Australia since the start of 2023 and was unsold at the recent Indian Premier League auction which he last played in four years ago, but the former national skipper made it clear that he has no plans on retiring any time soon.