In the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, Aussie captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner were handed a one-year ban. It took place during the third day’s play of a penultimate Test against South Africa at the Newlands.
“As always it’s the administrators who either stuff up or are slow to react, and eventually the players suffer the consequences,” Chappell maintained.
Meanwhile, TV camera caught Cameron Bancroft who attempted to gouge the ball. However, Cricket Australia sanctioned nine-month ban on the 25-year-old Western Australian batter.
“Its (BCCI) governance in recent years has been less than inspiring. and if this latest move represents a shift in attitude among cricket administrators, then the Cape Town calamity won’t have been a complete black hole,” Chappell said.
Cricket Australia said that the ICC must cope with some of the blame.
“CA and the ICC have to accept some of the blame for the fact that cricketing behaviour worldwide has plummeted to these depths. They have consistently failed to halt the slide in on-field behaviour that has increasingly undermined the image of the game.
“This is typical cricket administration – it takes a calamitous occurrence to make them react.” All three players broke out during their respective press-conferences after returning to Australia,” Chappell added on.
Ian Chappell further added that a strong leader is the need of the hour as far as Australia is concerned. He surely needs to change the image of the team.
“Cricket has been heading down a slippery slope for a while,” Chappell said.
“In this case, the remorseful players, Smith, Warner and Bancroft, have suffered an immediate backlash, but it will be the embarrassment that follows the stigma of cheating like an ever-present shadow that will cause the lingering pain,” Chappell asserted.
“Let’s hope that this instance of incredibly poor judgement proves to be a wake-up call for cricket overall and not just the three Australian players,” he concluded.
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