Smith's ban lifted, Australian team again eligible to lead

Smith's ban lifted, Australian team again eligible to lead

Former Australian captain Steve Smith is set to end his ban on the ball-tampering scandal, with which he has once again qualified to lead the Australian team.

It should be remembered that the then Australian captain Steve Smith was given a one-year ban on ball-tampering in the 2018 Cape Town Test, after he was disqualified for two years.



Along with Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bean Craft were banned, but last year, Smith and Warner successfully launched their international careers.

With the ban lifted, Steve Smith is now eligible to lead the Australian team again, but his colleague David Warner has been banned so far that he will never be able to lead the Australian team.

Demands to re-captain Steve Smith in place of Tim Paine have been steadily rising, but it is not yet clear whether Smith himself is ready for the position.



Last year, coach Justin Langer expressed his confidence in Tim Paine's leadership, expressing his reservations, saying Smith might not want to take the lead with the pressure of batting.

Aaron Finch, captain of Australia's ODI and T20 squad, has also been demanded to be removed several times.

In his statement Sunday after the ban was lifted, Smith said his focus is now on keeping himself mentally and physically healthy.



Smith was supposed to attend the Indian Premier League this year, but the league has been postponed due to the Corona virus, and Smith believes it is impossible to hold a league in the current situation.

Remember that there is a 21-day lockdown in India, and India has closed its borders and banned entry of foreigners.

Steve Smith said that India has locked down the entire country till April 15, so the tournament does not appear to be held. Has affected enough sports competitions.


Australia has canceled all sports events and their scheduled tour to Bangladesh and England in June is also looking to be postponed.

Ball Tempering Scandal
On March 24, 2018, Steven Smith, captain of the Australian cricket team, admitted to ball tampering under a plan to avoid failure in the third match of the ongoing Test series against South Africa.

The Australian team selected batsman Cameron Bancroft to defuse the ball in the third match of the series, following a possible defeat at the hands of South Africa, who on the third day executed the scheme with a yellow object but was caught with the help of cameras. Went.

Australian skipper Steven Smith admitted to spoiling the ball with the plan, saying, 'The senior group of the team knew and we talked about it at lunch break but I am not proud of the incident. Not exactly in the spirit of the game '.


One day later, Cricket Australia removed Steve Smith and David Warner from captain and vice-captain respectively after the ball-tampering affair.

On March 27, Cricket Australia immediately suspended Tim Stevens, vice-captain David Warner and opener Cameron Ben Craft, the three main players of the ball-tampering scandal, and called Tim Pan the team captain.