Steve Smith reveals he played with elbow injury in IPL 2021: I was playing over there medicated

Former Australia captain Steve Smith has revealed that he played in this year’s Indian Premier League with an elbow injury which got worse as the tournament progressed.

Smith had a poor outing with the Delhi Capitals before IPL 2021 got suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, scoring just 104 runs at an average of 26 and a strike rate of 111.82.

“I still wasn’t quite 100 percent [during the IPL], it was still bothering me a bit, and I was playing over there medicated taking some painkillers and anti-inflammatories every time I batted,” Smith told cricket.com.au.

“It got to a point where it wasn’t really improving much, and it probably got a little bit worse while I was over there,” Smith added.

Smith has pulled out of Australia’s tour of the West Indies due to the injury and is even ready to skip the T20 World Cup to be ready for the Ashes later this year