<p>Australia batter <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/steve-smith-eyes-ipl-comeback-after-stellar-show-in-mlc-23376311" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Steve Smith</strong></a> has admitted to not knowing what&rsquo;s going to happen with his T20I career, and has vowed to keep improving to make a return to the side after missing out on squads for the series against England and Scotland.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Last T20I in February</strong></p>
<p>Smith last played T20Is for Australia in February and was not selected for the T20 World Cup campaign in the West Indies, where Australia failed to qualify for the semi-finals following defeats to Afghanistan and India. Despite David Warner&rsquo;s retirement, Smith wasn&rsquo;t selected for Australia&rsquo;s squads as selectors picked youngsters Cooper Connolly and Jake Fraser-McGurk ahead of him. &ldquo;In terms of international T20s, I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s going on there. They&rsquo;ve obviously got some people they want to bring in, and that&rsquo;s fine.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I understood the way that they wanted to stack up for the World Cup, with all the strong guys that smack it miles. I understood that. I&rsquo;m not that fussed. I&rsquo;ll just go about my business, keep trying to improve and get better,&rdquo; said Smith to Fox Cricket. In July, Smith captained Washington Freedom to their first Major League Cricket (MLC) title, while amassing 336 runs at a strike rate of 148.67. He also took the Player of the Match award for making a 52-ball 88 in the final against the San Francisco Unicorns.</p>
<p><strong>IPL return on Smith&rsquo;s mind</strong></p>
<p>The right-handed batter, who hasn&rsquo;t played IPL since 2021 and was associated as a broadcaster in this year&rsquo;s tournament, still believes he&rsquo;s got it in him to play again in the 10-team competition. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d certainly love another opportunity at IPL. I&rsquo;ll be throwing my name in the hat, and we&rsquo;ll see how we go. I feel like in every opportunity I&rsquo;ve had in T20 cricket recently and franchise stuff, I&rsquo;ve played quite nicely. So hopefully, I just keep putting my name up there and enjoying it,&rdquo; he said.</p>
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