Steve Smith and David Warner get 12 month ban from Cricket Australia
In the matter of tampering with the ball, Cricket Australia has sentenced Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. Cricket Australia has imposed a one-year ban on Steve Smith and Warner on international cricket for being convicted in this incident, while Cameron Bancroft, who has tampered with the ball, has been suspended for nine months. Although these players are not at risk of sitting out of the World Cup, as this tournament will be played from May 30, 2019, next year. Before this all these will have already completed their sentences.
After the announcement of the punishment of Cricket Australia, Smith and Warner have suffered another major blow. Now both of them will not be able to play in the IPL this time too. The BCCI has also made it clear that after cricket Australia these two players will not be allowed to join the IPL.
After this incident of ball-tampering, cricket Australia was facing flak from the whole world. After that Steve Smith and Warner have been banned for one year, Cameron Bancroft, who has been tampering the ball, has been suspended for nine months. All these three players were already suspended and they have been asked to return to Australia from the ongoing series against South Africa.
