Steve Smith, who recently replaced Ajinkya Rahane as the Rajasthan Royals captain, said that he was a bit surprised when management told him to lead the team."It is always an honour and privilege to captain the (Rajasthan) Royals ... the management called me yesterday and said that they wanted me to captain the rest of the season, I was bit surprised by it at the time but that is there decision," Smith told reporters during the post-match press conference here on Saturday.Moreover, Smith did not shy away from praising Rahane and called him a "terrific guy.""Ajinkya is a terrific guy, he said 'whatever is the best for the team, I (Rahane) will support'. I think you just have to look at the way he came out today. It is never easy being told those kinds of things but he came out and played some really nice cricket shots at the start," Smith said.Smith invigorated Rajasthan as he scored an unbeaten 59 runs which helped his side to subjugate the visitors and won the match by five ...
