Warner and Smith axed from IPL 2018

New Delhi: Steven Smith and David Warner will not be allowed to play in IPL 2018 because of their roles in the pre-meditated plan to tamper with the ball on the third day of the Cape Town Test against South Africa.

The decision from the BCCI - announced by IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla - came as news after Cricket Australia banned for one year, in the wake of tremendous outrage over the incident at Newlands from the Australian public, the Australian government and sponsors.

Smith and Warner had already stood down as captains of their IPL franchises - Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad - on Monday and Wednesday morning, but their non-participation in this season was only confirmed after they were banned by CA.

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