Injured Smith is heading home

– Banned former Australian captain Steve Smith is cutting short his time with the Caribbean Premier League’s Barbados Tridents and heading home after suffering an abdominal tear.

Smith, serving a 12-month ban from international cricket for his part in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal, missed the Tridents’ defeat to the St Lucia Stars and would play no further part in the Twenty20 tournament, his team said.

“He had a slight tear and he had to go back, so it’s a really unfortunate situation,” Tridents captain Robin Singh said. – Reuters

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