Australia’s star batter Steve Smith has played down retirement speculation and said that he is just focused on enjoying the moment and taking it one game at a time.

Amidst swirling rumors, Steve Smith‘s retirement speculation has been a hot topic in the cricket world.

Despite a less prolific season by his standards, Smith’s manager Warren Craig has firmly dismissed any notion of the Australian batting maestro hanging up his gloves anytime soon.

The former captain, renowned for his 32 Test centuries and an impressive average of 58.61, has expressed his desire to continue achieving milestones, including the elusive 10,000 Test runs mark. With goals like the T20 World Cup and a series against India on the horizon, Smith remains focused on contributing to Australia’s cricketing success.

Speaking ahead of the series against Pakistan, Smith said he isn’t looking too far ahead and is taking it one game at a time. The 34-year-old also said that he is just looking to go about his business.

“I really just don’t like to look too far ahead. And, you know, I take it series by series, game by game, and just enjoy myself in the moment,” he told Foxsports.com.au.

“We’ll sort all that stuff out and whatever legacy, whatever that looks like, that is not really something for me to bother about, really.

“I’m not really fussed (about that). Other people can talk about that kind of thing. I just go about my business day by day and just enjoy it.”

Smith also said he is enjoying his role as the vice-captain of the team and is open to helping out young batters coming through the ranks.

“I like to go about my business and, particularly if there are any young players coming through, I want to try and help them where I can,” he said.

“My door is always open if any of the young batters want to talk about anything and have a conversation. I’m there to help them learn from, I guess, my experiences as well.

“And then supporting the captain as well. That’s my job as vice captain, to help him wherever I can. It’s been fun. I’m enjoying it.”