Why Steve Smith is not given captaincy?
Why Steve Smith is not given captaincy?
Smith was banned from the captaincy role for two years after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Smith was sacked as Australian captain back in 2018 and he was also banned for one year from international cricket for his role in the ball-tampering saga against South Africa.
Why Warner and Smith are not captain of Australia?
Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years while his deputy Warner was handed a lifelong leadership ban, for their roles in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
Can Smith and Warner become captain?
Smith is eligible to lead the side after serving out his two year ban from captaincy while Warner will never be considered for the post even though both players were involved in the sandpapergate scandal in South Africa.
Is David Warner banned from captaincy?
Warner has been banned permanently from having a team leadership role in Australian cricket, captaincy or coaching, because of his role in the ball-tampering saga in Cape Town in 2018.
Why is Steve Smith not the captain of Australia Quora?
Currently, Steve Smith doesn’t represent Australia due to his 1 year ban imposed by Cricket Australia, and during this period Virat has consistently shown his abilities and has proved to be the best Test batsman in the world currently playing the game.
Who got banned in cricket?
International cricket
| Player | Length of ban | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saleem Malik | Life ban (Overturned in 2008) |
| 2 | Ata-ur-Rehman | Life ban (lifted in 2006) |
| 3 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Life ban (Overturned in 2012) |
| 4 | Ajay Sharma | Life ban (later lifted by BCCI in 2014) |
Can Smith captain Australia again?
Pat Cummins was identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case. With the second Ashes Test beginning on Thursday, Steve Smith is back as the Australian captain.
Who is next captain of Australia cricket team?
Pat Cummins will lead Australia in the upcoming Ashes series with England after he was named as the 47th captain of the men’s cricket team, replacing Tim Paine.