(28 Mar 2018) Australian cricketer Steve Smith departed South Africa Wednesday after he was banned for his role in a ball tampering plot in the test series in the country.
Smith was escorted by security to the departure area at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft conspired to cheat by illegally changing the condition of the ball by rubbing it with a piece of yellow adhesive tape and some dirt in the match against South Africa in Cape Town last weekend.
Cricket Australia on Wednesday announced it had banned Smith and Warner for 12 months and Bancroft for nine months from all competition in Australia except club cricket.
India's cricket authorities also barred Wednesday Smith, Warner and Bancroft from this season's IPL.
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