ETHNIC AVATAR: Smith reconciles with Rahane in Puneri fashion

STEVE SMITH is all set to put the differences to bed and quickly get along with the Indian players at Rising Pune Supergiant, as he prepares to lead the side in the opening game on April 6. 

After a bitter India-Australia series, which witnessed a lot of bad blood between the teams, Smith looks fresh to start his IPL 10 campaign with RPS. The Aussie skipper, who has replaced MS Dhoni as a captain of the franchise, was seen donning a typical ‘Puneri’ attire as he posed alongside RPS teammate Ajinkya Rahane. 

In a tweet posted by the official twitter handle, the duo were all smiles. 

What do you think of @stevesmith49 's new Puneri avatar? We are loving it! 😍 pic.twitter.com/HnxV5dQR6a

— RisingPuneSupergiant (@RPSupergiants) April 3, 2017

The in-form Aussie batsman also had a special marathi message for the RPS fans.

Steve Smith emotional connect with Puneites👌and that too in Local language Marathi🤗👏👏 pic.twitter.com/EEd7nZhf7Z

— Sunandan Lele (@sunandanlele) April 4, 2017

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