David Warner's lifetime ban from Australian cricket leadership lifted after involvement in 2018 ball-tampering scandal, allowing future roles.

SYDNEY :The lifetime ban from holding leadership positions in Australian cricket imposed on David Warner for his part in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal has been lifted, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday.The prolific opening batsman, who retired from international cricket earlier this year, was branded th

David Warner’s lifetime ban on leadership after the ball-tampering scandal in the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa has been reversed. The review panel found that Warner had met all the criteria for the ban to be lifted.

The prolific opening batsman, who retired from international cricket earlier this year, was branded the ringleader in a ball-tampering plot in a test against South Africa in 2018.

Former Australian opener David Warner received a lifetime captaincy ban from all Australian cricket competitions and a 12-month suspension after being found party to in the infamous ball-tampering investigation during the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa, alongside Steve Smith.