Smith was happy meeting apostle of peace as not everyone gets to meet the global leader.
Later, the Australia captain himself revealed that he had asked the noble laureate about how to get a peaceful sleep during a high-pressure Test match.
Asked about the meeting, Smith said: "Yeah, it was great. I asked him (His Holiness) a question about sleep and how he could help me and he gave me his blessings. We rubbed our noses together, and (he) gave me some blessings, so hopefully it'll help me with my sleep over the next five days."
"It was a wonderful experience for all of us. If we can learn anything from it, we probably get overboard at times as cricket is a tough game. At the end of the day, it is just a game and you need to realise it and perhaps that is what the team can take forward.