Steve Smith caused havoc to the Indian unit as he smashed a 105 in the first and 104 in the second ODI making sure to give Australia the desired 2-0 lead in the series Down Under.
However, his remarkable century on Sunday almost never happened after revealing he woke up with vertigo that had him doubting if he could play or not.
Smith says after he woke up with vertigo and being sick, he thought he would struggle to take his place in the team. However, after consultation with the Support Staff doctor Leigh Golding, Smith travelled to the ground early to see whether he had recovered enough to play.
Fortunately for his side, Smith was good to go and went on to score one of his finest ODI centuries. But when asked about the same he said it "didn't look great there for a while. I didn't know I was playing today," Smith told cricket.com.au.
"I had a really bad dose of vertigo this morning and I was struggling until … I came down early to have a hit and a bit of a run-around.
"The doctor, I think he performed six Epley manoeuvres on me this morning and got the crystals out of my ears and I was struggling for a bit.
"Just pleased to be able to get out here and play another good innings and help the team."
You wouldn't have known anything was remotely wrong with Smith by the way he dismantled India's bowling attack.
Smith even rated Sunday's century better than Friday's based on the fact that he didn't offer any chances, but was able to play with freedom.
Smith put on 138 with Marnus Labuschagne before Glenn Maxwell went berserk with 63 not out from 29 balls as the hosts racked up 4-389.
