Cricket Australia has handed David Warner and Steven Smith one-year bans while Cameron Bancroft has been banned for nine months for their role in the ball-tampering incident during the third test match against South Africa, according reports. Cricket Australia is yet to confirm the sanctions off the back of the findings from the investigation into the ball-tampering incident carried out by CA Head of Integrity Iain Roy. Reports said that while Smith and Bancroft have also been barred from captaining Australia for one year after completing their ban, Warner will never be considered for leadership in future. Earlier, Cricket Australia had announced that Smith, Warner and Bancroft will be sent back home on Wednesday. “Prior knowledge of the plan in question was with Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft only.

Source: dna March 28, 2018 08:27 UTC