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Smith not to contest ball-tampering ban
Melbourne, April 4 (IANS) Banned former Australia captain Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft on Wednesday said that they will not contest their ball-tampering bans.
Smith and ex-vice-captain David Warner were handed one-year bans and Bancroft was given a nine-month suspension by Cricket Australia (CA), after the infamous incident took place in the Cape Town Test against South Africa.
“I would give anything to have this behind me and be back representing my country. But I meant what I said about taking full responsibility as Captain of the team,” Smith wrote on Twitter.
“I won’t be challenging the sanctions. They’ve been imposed by CA to send a strong message and I have accepted them,” he added.
Bancroft also tweeted on Wednesday, writing: “Today I lodged the paperwork with Cricket Australia and will be accepting the sanction handed down.”
“I would love to put this behind me and will do whatever it takes to earn back the trust of the Australian public,” he added.
Smith, Warner and Bancroft were sent home from the tour after the third Test and apologised for their actions.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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