Warner won’t captain Australia again

MASTERMIND Warner plotted ball tampering, says Cricket Australia; twoyear captaincy ban on Smith NEW DELHI:

David Warner and Steve Smith were handed exemplary punishments by Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday for their involvement in ball tampering during the third Australia-South Africa Test in Cape Town.

Warner and Smith were handed year-long bans from ‘all international and domestic cricket’, while Cameron Bancroft was given a nine-month ban for executing the ball tampering.

The CA also banned Smith from captaining Australia for the next two years, while Warner will never be considered for leading the side.

“Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft will not be considered for team leadership positions until a minimum of 12 months after the conclusion of their respective suspensions from international and domestic cricket. Any consideration of future leadership would be conditional on acceptance by fans and the public, form and authority among the playing group. David Warner will not be considered for team leadership positions in the future,” a statement from CA said.

CULPRIT-IN-CHIEF Tests M

R

64 6,199

ODIs

108 3,431

T-20I

30 431

T-20

155 3,124

IPL

69 1,703

(a) knowledge of a plan to attempt to artificially

alter the condition of the ball;

(b) failure to take steps to prevent development

and implementation of that plan;

(c) directing that evidence of attempted

tampering be concealed on the field of play; (d) seeking to mislead Match Officials and others regarding Bancroft’s attempts to artificially alter the condition of the ball; and (e) misleading public comments regarding the

nature, extent and participants of the plan Tests

74 6,363

ODIs

106 4,343

T-20I

70 1,792

T-20

243 7,668

IPL

114 4,014

(a) development of a plan to artificially alter the

condition of the ball;

(b) instruction to a junior player to alter the

condition of the ball using sandpaper;

(c) provision of advice to a junior player regarding

how a ball could be artificially altered;

(d) failure to take steps to seek to prevent the

development and/or implementation of the plan; (e) failure to report his knowledge of the plan; (f) misleading Match Officials concealing his

knowledge of and involvement in the plan; Tests

8 402

ODIs

0 0

T-20I

1 0

T-20

25 502

IPL

0 0

(a) knowledge of the existence of, and being party to, the plan to attempt to artificially alter the condition of the ball;

(b) carrying out instructions to attempt to

artificially alter the condition of the ball; (c) seeking to conceal evidence of his

attempts;

(d) seeking to mislead Match Officials regarding his attempts to alter the condition of ball

(e) misleading comments regarding the nature, extent, implementation and participants of the plan