Former Australian vice-captain and batsman David Warner apologized to fans on the ball tampering controversy on Saturday. During the press conference, Warner said that he does not think he will be able to play for Australia at international level after a 1-year ban. Let us say that Australia's three players, captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batsman Cameron Baccarat were accused of conducting ball tampering in the Cape Town Test. Cricket Australia was found guilty in the case. Smith and Warner were banned for 1-1 years, while Bancroft was sentenced to 9 months bans.
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1. Embarrassed for the ball tampering: Warner
"At the conference held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Warner said," It is very little hope that I will now have the chance to play for my country now. I have acknowledged that this may not happen again. "
- "In the coming weeks and months, I will try to know how it all happened and who I am myself. In the meantime, I will also take the advice of experts to change myself. "
- During the conference, Warner said, "I have degraded the country by joining in an event like ball tampering. It was a wrong decision. "
"It has become very difficult to sit here today by seeing your friends, your family playing in the fourth Test against South Africa. I wanted to be part of that team. "
- Warner was asked whether he used Bancroft in the case or not. On this Warner said that he is only responsible for his wrongdoing. In the conference, along with Warner, his wife Candice was also present in the auditorium.
2. Fourth conference in three days
- This was the fourth press conference in the last three days connected to the ball-tampering case. Earlier, the team captain Steve Smith and Bancroft have also taken part in the conference. After returning to Australia, both of them had apologized to the fans about their role in ball tampering.
- On Thursday, coach Darren Lehmann also took over the responsibility of the incident and resigned from his post. Although he was given a clean chit by Cricket Australia. His fourth match against South Africa as coach will be his last match.
3. In 141 years for the first time in the Ball Tampering Case
- Test cricket is being played from 1877. This is the first time in the last 141 years that when two players play for a ball-tampering, a two-year ban is organized for a one-year ban and captaincy. Earlier, there was a lifetime ban on nine players, but he was accused of match-fixing. The ban was lifted later on three of these players.
- Sachin Tendulkar had a match ban in 2001 in the ball tampering case. It was later removed In 2010 Shahid Afridi was also banned from two matches.
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