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Former Australian test cricket captain Steve Smith has reportedly enlisted in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Smith has played in various leagues around the world since Cricket Australia imposed a 12-month ban on the star drummer for his role in the balloon falsification scandal in March in South Africa.
After CA announced earlier this month that it would maintain the suspension despite a plea from the Australian Cricketers Association, the Australian Cricketers Association, Smith has seized the opportunity to participate in the T20 competition in Bangladesh.
The coach of Comilla Victorians, Mohammad Salahuddin, told AFP that Smith would join the team after the new year of the second phase of the BPL, replacing Pakistani cricket player Shoaib Malik. .
"He will come after the first four matches of the Dhaka phase and will join the team [the northeastern city of] Sylhet, "said Salahuddin.
"Shoaib Malik will not be able to play during the entire tournament, he will play in the first round and Steve will then join.
"The balance of the team will be better.I needed an experienced drummer in the team.We needed a drummer who would understand the situation of the game. and control him. "
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Former Australian vice-captain David Warner is also expected to play in the GLP and sign with Sylhet's Sixh.
For Smith, this marks his fourth appearance at a T20 overseas tournament after competing in Canada and the Caribbean, and playing Sydney cricket for Sutherland. He will also play in Pakistan in February and March.
Two weeks after the end of this tournament, the suspensions of the national and international cricket of Smith and Warner will be finished. They will be available again for selection in the national team in time for Ashes and the World Cup.
However, Warner will never again find himself in a captain position or in a leading position within the Australian cricket team because he is considered the main player in the balloon manipulation scandal. Cap.
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