Smith claimed that injury and poor form plagued his batting in the World Cup and IPL and he would prepare hard for the upcoming tournaments."I will work hard over the next few months to once more attain the high standards that I expect from myself. A knee injury that was more serious than originally anticipated cut short my IPL season”, Smith said.
"But time is on my side to get fully fit for the new season and to do what I like doing which is giving my best for my country," he added.
Smith apologized to home fans for not returning home from India with the team after the World Cup exit.
"I apologize and make no excuses, but ask South African fans to understand that I was feeling incredibly emotional and prior to the World Cup and had taken permission to attend a personal matter in Ireland”, Smith claimed.
"At the time I faced a full media schedule that signaled the end to the campaign. What I did not take into account was the reaction of the public to this decision," he said.
After South Africa's World Cup exit, Smith controversially chose to go to Ireland to spend time with his pop singer girlfriend Morgan Deane. He returned to India after his sojourn in Ireland for the Indian Premier League but sustained a knee injury in the second match of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Cricket South Africa is expected to confirm the appointments of Gary Kirsten as national coach, and former Proteas fast bowler Allan Donald and Eastern Cape Warriors coach Russell Domingo as his assistants, by Monday.
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