Smith-Warner-Bancroft finally banned Australian cricket captain Steve Smith, along with two other cricketers, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have been banned from bowling.
Cricket Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland has told banned these three players in a press conference in Cape Town on Tuesday. However, for how long they are being banned, it will be announced on Wednesday.
In the Cape Town Test match between South Africa and Australia last Saturday, ball distortion happened. Australian cricketer Cameron Bancroft is seen to have some yellow tape-shaped ball in hand. The whole matter was caught in television cameras. Later, Australian captain Steve Smith admitted in an embarrassing press conference that ball deflected plans. The issue has stirred the entire cricket world.
The Australian government pressured Cricket Australia to remove Smith from the post of captaincy on the day the ball was confessed. As a result, he has to step down from the post of captaincy. Co-captain David Warner also stepped aside from his position. Cricket is the highest body of the ICC, however, Smith is banned from a test in this incident of ball distortion.
His match fee is fined. Although the ban was not banned, 75 percent of the match fee was fine. Cricket Australia expressed deep disappointment over the incident. They started investigating about this. A delegation of their delegation visited South Africa to investigate the incident. The delegation has banned three cricketers after the investigation.
Cricket Australia's chief executive said in a press conference that none other than the three players who did not know that the ball was about to spoil the plan, it was confirmed that the investigating team.
Meanwhile, the British daily The Telegraph coach expressed doubts about the future of Darren Lehmann. Lean has been silent since the incident. Telegraph said Lehmann was going to resign. However, there is no doubt about Lehman's future after Sutherland's press conference. As he did not resign, he will continue to work as a coach because of his resignation.
Tim Paine will lead Australia in the last Test of South Africa instead of Smith. The rest of the two people are being summoned from the country to the three. They are Matt Ranche, Joe Barnes and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell.
Sutherland said that, whenever the announcement comes, the three players are getting tough punishments. He is also shocked by how much Cricket Australia is doing in this incident. Simultaneously, Cricket Australia will review the cricket code of conduct from now on. At this moment, cricket-crazy Australians get the confidence of the national team, cricket Australia will work with that purpose.