Steve Smith hopes to halt acrimony, keep Virat Kohli quiet in IND vs AUS series hindustantimes.com

Australia skipper Steve Smith is anxious to halt the acrimony that marked Test matches against India this year when the two powerhouses start a one-day international series Sunday.

Smith had a much-publicised war of words with India counterpart Virat Kohli when Australia lost the Test series 2-1 in March.

The combative Australian skipper said ahead of the first one-day clash in Chennai that he hoped the five-match series would be played in “good spirit”.