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CAMERON Bancroft has revealed he considered walking away from cricket altogether.

In the same week Steve Smith re-emerged into public life, Bancroft (pictured) has chosen to break his silence in the form of a letter to his former self who sat alone in his hotel room in Cape Town in the immediate wake of the ball-tampering scandal.

The banned batsman writes of his journey to rediscover himself as he prepares for his professional cricket comeback for the Perth Scorchers in the BBL next week.

“V (Voges) will ask you to justify why you should go to Brisbane (for a camp). You easily write four pages of reasons – it’s truly unfulfilling,” writes Bancroft in an open letter for The West Australian newspaper.

“The yoga teacher training course in Melbourne in September helps to grow this passion of yours … most importantly you learn that you can use your life to a greater purpose.

“New friends will be made, great people with similar interests. Maybe cricket isn’t for you, you’ll ask yourself … will you return? Yoga will be such a fulfilling experience.”

Bancroft rediscovered his love for the game with his junior club in Perth.

The right-hander resolves to never lose sight of the fact that he plays the game for fun.