Updated On: 04 January, 2024 07:55 AM IST | Sydney | PTI
Three players—then skipper Steve Smith, his deputy Warner and Cameron Bancroft—were banned following the ‘sandpaper-gate’ scandal that took place during the 2018 Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Warner was also handed a lifetime leadership ban for his involvement

David Warner and Simon Katich
Former Australia cricketer Simon Katich feels David Warner will never get the public’s “full respect” due to his complicity in the 2018 ball-tampering episode, as a lot of people back home couldn’t believe what their team had done.
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