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Ball tampering issue
April 19 , 2018
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- Cameron Bancroft of Australia, On Day 3 of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town, was caught using sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball.
- Steve Smith, David Warner and Bancroft were charged with bringing the game into disrepute.
- Smith and Warner were then banned from all international cricket and domestic cricket in Australia for twelve months while Bancroft received a nine-month ban.
- In his regard the coach of the team Darren Lehmann stepped down from his post.'
Ball tampering
- It is the act of altering the condition of the match ball in cricket in order to interfere with its aerodynamics and generate help for bowlers.
- This includes rubbing the surface of the ball with sandpaper (or any other object), scuffing the surface or seam of the ball with fingernails or rubbing the ball on the ground.
- According to MCC’s (Melbourne Cricket Club) Laws of Cricket, article 41, subsection 3, cricketers are allowed to polish the surface of a ball without using any external substance.
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