Distressed Australian batsman, David Warner has decided not to appeal the 12-month ban handed down by Cricket Australia (CA) for being the chief instigator in the ball-tampering episode in the third Test against South Africa. He also promised his fans and teammates to become a better person, teammate and role model.

Talking to Twitter, Warner wrote: “I have today let Cricket Australia know that I fully accept the sanctions imposed on me. I am truly sorry for my actions and will now do everything I can to be a better person, teammate and role model.”

I have today let Cricket Australia know that I fully accept the sanctions imposed on me. I am truly sorry for my actions and will now do everything I can to be a better person, teammate and role model.

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) April 5, 2018

However, April 5, Thursday was the last day for the players to challenge the ban if they were willing to. Of the trio, it was only Warner who was expected to challenge the sanctions but now as he has also refused to do so the sanctions imposed on the players as imposed by the Cricket Australia. 

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The three cricketers, Steve Smith, Cameron Bancroft and Warner were handed the sanctions by CA following after they had accepted their mistake of tampering the cricket ball in the Cape Town Test against South Africa. The finding of the members of CA clearly stated that Warner was the chief schemer in all the mishappenings.

All three players have accepted their mistakes and apologized for the same as well during the emotional press conferences after being kicked off the tour and returning home last week. Commenting n the same, Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) president Greg Dyer said: “These proposed penalties are disproportionate relative to precedent.”

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Smith gathered a lot of sympathetic comments after his heart-wrenching public apology on Thursday, in which he broke down in tears. Talking about the same, Dyer said, “Their distressed faces have sent a message across the globe as effective as any sanctions could be. I think Australia cried with Steve Smith last Thursday, I certainly did. We consider that the players need to return to domestic cricket earlier and as part of their rehabilitation.”