Australia batter Steve Smith called the BCCI "powerhouse" and termed the ICC "not as powerful", before backtracking and qualifying the ICC answer as a joke
Travis Head's cheeky response to a question on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has raised eyebrows. The Australian opener called the Indian cricket board "rulers" and the International Cricket Council (ICC) "second" when asked to describe them in one word each. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
Many construed from Head's reply that he put the BCCI 'above ICC'. Meanwhile, Steve Smith called the BCCI "powerhouse" and termed the ICC "not as powerful" before backtracking and qualifying the ICC answer as a joke, before labelling the sport's governing body as "leaders".
The replies were witnessed in a video shared on social media, wherein Head, Smith, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey were asked to define the BCCI, the ICC, and Indian cricket as a whole in one word each. Their replies elicited all kinds of reactions online.
Below are all the cricketers' respective answers, summarized in order on BCCI, ICC and Indian cricket.
Pat Cummins: Big, big, big
Travis Head: Rulers, second, strong
Usman Khawaja: Strong, pass, talented
Nathan Lyon: Big, boss, passionate
Glenn Maxwell: Powerful, boss, fanatic
Matthew Carey: Powerful, trophy, powerful
Steve Smith: Powerhouse, not as powerful (changed to leaders)
The fourth India vs Australia Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will commence on Boxing Day, that is December 26, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.