AUS vs AFG World Cup 2023: Why is Steve Smith not playing today?

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Australia are up against Afghanistan in a crucial ICC World Cup 2023 match in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Both teams are in semi final contention and the Aussies know a win will cement their place in the last four, while Afghanistan need two victories to ensure their spot in the semi finals.

Afghanistan have won the toss and will elected to bat first. Australia, on the other hand, are missing a key player as Steve Smith is not playing today.

Despite his lean patch in the World Cup, Steve Smith is an important part of the Australian jigsaw and that can be an issue for the Aussies.

Why is Steve Smith not playing?

The reason why Steve Smith is not playing is because the player is suffering from Vertigo. He had issues with the fitness test earlier today, where he struggled and that. And then the Australia team management decided that the player was fit enough to play in this match.

Steve Smith has been replaced by Mitchell Marsh. Along with Smith, Cameron Green is not playing today and he has been replaced by Glenn Maxwell.