Jaipur: Steve Smith may have been disgraced for his role in the ball tampering
scandal in South Africa but newly appointed Rajasthan Royals skipper
Ajinkya Rahane said that he still respects him as a world-class batsman.
Whatever had to happen has already happened. It's bygone now. It is
not for me to comment on the amount of penalty handed to him by the
Cricket Australia and the ICC. But his cricketing record should be
respected. I respect him as a batsman and player," Rahane said during a
media conference.