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David Warner open to have discussions with CA to get lifetime captaincy ban overturned
David Warner on Sunday called upon Cricket Australia to "open their doors" and discuss overturning his lifetime leadership ban, saying he is looking forward to having an "honest conversation" with the board. In the aftermath of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, former skipper Steve Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years, while Warner was handed a more severe punishment -- a lifelong leadership ban. However, several former and current players, including Test skipper Pat Cummins, have called for Warner's life ban to end.
David Warner Open To Have Discussions With Cricket Australia To Get Lifetime Captaincy Ban Overturned
David Warner on Sunday called upon Cricket Australia to "open their doors" and discuss overturning his lifetime leadership ban, saying he is looking forward to having an "honest conversation" with the board. In the aftermath of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, former skipper Steve Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years, while Warner was handed a more severe punishment -- a lifelong leadership ban.
"Babar Azam No.2" In Tests, Says Shane Watson; Picks This Indian As No. 1 Batter
With Babar Azam's continuous rise in world cricket, many experts have labelled the Pakistan cricket team captain as the finest batter on current form. In ICC rankings, Babar is the No. 1 batter in ODIs and T20Is while he is No.3 in Tests. He is the only batter to be among the top-three in all three formats. He is also being compared with former India captain Virat Kohli. However, Shane Watson, in conversation with Isa Guha on the ICC Review, picked Kohli as the best Test batter.
Ben Stokes insists England will adopt front-foot approach in all circumstances
Ben Stokes has promised England will not change their new bold and aggressive approach to Test cricket no matter the challenge in front of them.
Ricky Ponting backs Steve Smith to come out of 'indifferent' form
Ricky Ponting has backed Steve Smith to come out of his "indifferent" form as Australia gears up for the much-anticipated tour of India early next year, saying there is nothing wrong with the star batter's technique. Ponting reckons the opposition teams may have found ways to put brakes on Smith's free-flowing batting. "The best way to describe it is, it (Smith's form) has been indifferent.
Ricky Ponting Weighs In On Australia Star Batter's "Indifferent" Form
Two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting has backed Steve Smith to come out of his "indifferent" form as Australia gears up for the much-anticipated tour of India early next year, saying there is nothing wrong with the star batter's technique. Ponting reckons the opposition teams may have found ways to put brakes on Smith's free-flowing batting.
Sridharan Sriram leaves Australia's coaching job to focus on RCB role
The development comes ahead of Australia's tour of India next year. Sriram, who played eight ODIs between 2000 and 2004, has been part of the Australian coaching set up since 2015. He was a part of the Australia A program on an Indian tour before being appointed as spin bowling coach under the then head coach Darren Lehmann in 2016.