In the way they have reprimanded Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, Cricket Australia (CA) has laid down some marker. The International Cricket Council (ICC) may equate ball-tampering with making an obscene gesture on the field. That’s because Cricket Australia thinks it is organised crime and must be punished as such. Well, trust Australia, a country whose cricket teams have lived by that adage for so long, to show that it is time for a relook. Isn’t cricket much more than a sport in India?

Source: Hindustan Times March 29, 2018 03:17 UTC