Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ) has clarified that it will seek to ban the suspended Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner from the upcoming seasons of the ndian Premier League (IPL), without even considering that whether their one-year ban allows them to play in domestic Twenty20 leagues.

As per the reports of ‘The Australian’, one of the BCCI officials said that earlier it was not yet clear whether the suspension allowed the two men to play for other leagues, but not they will be banning the players from IPL as well.

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According to the reports of ANI, IPL Commissioner Rajiv Shukla said, “The franchises will get replacements for the players as they (David Warner and Steve Smith) will not be allowed to play this year.”

Cricket Australia has announced a suspension of a year for Smith and Warner for their involvement in the ball-tampering saga, while Cameron Bancroft, who was caught tampering the ball, has handed a suspension of nine months.  Some of the reports also suggest that Warner, whose relationship with his fellow Australian players has hit rock bottom in recent days, may never play for his country again. There is no doubt that he is immensely talented but his fellow cricketers view him as a divisive and negative influence.

The Australian players were shocked to see their vice-captain drinking champagne at the team hotel on Monday when CA’s integrity chief Iain Roy grilled players over an illegal plan to tamper the ball in Cape Town. It was only a month ago when David was one of the reasons for celebrations in Australian cricket, as he earned lots of praises from teammates and coaches for the way he led the side to Twenty20 tri-series success in New Zealand.

Also read: Warner Steps Down From SRH’s Captaincy Role

In IPL, Warner is a genuine rock star in India as he led to the IPL title in 2016, but later he decided to step down as a captain of SRH on the moral grounds. 

CA chief James Sutherland had earlier clarified that the Smith and Warner will find it difficult to get back their roles in the lucrative league. He said, “If there are significant suspensions that flow from this I guess that will ultimately be a matter for the BCCI and the IPL.”