Australian cricket star Steve Smith shares cringe singing video

Steve Smith plays guitar. Photo / YouTube

Aussie cricket star Steve Smith has proven he's got all the skills on the pitch, but clearly none off it.

The Rajasthan Royals skipper released a video on Instagram singing a song during his downtime in the United Arab Emirates with the caption "All I need to see. A bit of practice in my downtime here in Dubai. Need plenty more work though."

That much is true.

Can he actually sing? The answer is a resounding no, similar to what you'd hear if the top order batsman had just smashed a drive straight to a cover fieldsman.

To put it bluntly, his singing voice is as smooth as 40 grit sandpaper.

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A bit of practice in my downtime here in Dubai. Need plenty more work though 🎸

A post shared by Steve Smith (@steve_smith49) on Oct 5, 2020 at 2:25pm PDT

Reposted to the Alternative Cricket Commentary's Facebook, the video has received plenty of criticism.

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"Thanks mate, now the kids are crying," one Facebook user joked, while another commented, "Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any worse.."

Smith joins a long list of cricketers trying their luck at music.

His effort probably ranks slightly below the efforts of South Africa's AB de Villiers who released a banger-free 14-track album in 2010.

Chris Gayle, as UniverseBoss, produced a single with Avina Shah last year called Groove.

Aussie fast bowler Brett Lee was also in a band called Six & Out who released a single called Can't Bowl, Can't Throw.