CA likely to lift lifetime captaincy ban on David Warner: In a major development, Australian opener batter David Warner is likely to be relieved from his lifetime captaincy ban as Cricket Australia (CA) decides to reconsider its decision.



As per the report of News Corp Australia, Cricket Australia (CA) will review the lifetime ban imposed on former Aussie vice-captain David Warner which restricts him from leading a team. Notably, Warner was sentenced to a 12-month cricket ban and a lifetime ban on captaincy after he was caught in the infamous ?sandpaper-gate? scandal in 2018.



The main motive behind reliving Warner from the captaincy ban is the possibility of losing him to him out to a cash-rich, rival T20 league. With the franchises in the Big Bash League looking keen on getting David Warner on board as the captain of the side, Cricket Australia (CA) has decided to reconsider its decision.



If CA successfully frees him from a lifetime captaincy ban, fans will be able to see the potential return of David Warner into the club cricket as the captain of the side.



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<h2>Smith, Warner, Bancroft banned for Sandpaper-gate Scandal:</h2>



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Warner along with then Australian skipper Steven Smith and opener batter Cameron Bancroft were caught in the sandpaper-gate scandal. The three abovementioned cricketers were slapped with bans by Cricket Australia after founding them guilty.



While Steve Smith and David Warner were handed a one-year ban from international and domestic cricket, Bancroft was handed a nine-month suspension.



In addition to the previous punishments, Steve Smith was handed another 12-month suspension from taking up any leadership position while David Warner was handed a lifetime ban in that regard.&nbsp;



It was found that David Warner was the one who conceptualized the plan to intentionally damage the condition of the ball, hence he was given a lifetime ban from leadership.



However, after completing his punishment, Warner made a memorable comeback to international cricket. He became a hero for Australia in their ODI World Cup 2019 campaign. Warner was named as the 'Player of the Tournament' for his superlative performance.



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CA likely to lift lifetime captaincy ban on David Warner

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Pat Cummins returns home ahead of 3rd test due to a family health issue: Following his team's six-wicket humiliation in the second Test in Delhi, Australia captain Pat Cummins has returned home from the tour of India due to a major family health issue. While <a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3075676" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cummins </a>will spend a few days back in Sydney, he is expected to be back in India for the third Test's preparations in Indore.



With India wrapping up the second Test in the first three days, both teams have a nine-day break before the start of the third Test in the high-profile Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Indore. Rohit and company have a commanding 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after two wins in two games. The hosts will now be able to claim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the fourth time in a row thanks to India's historic victory over Australia in the second Test at Delhi.



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Although Cummins was the only quick in Australia's XI in Delhi, India handily chased down Australia's target of 115 to take the Test in three days. Cummins did not bowl in the fourth innings of the match.



Cummins isn't anticipated to miss a Test, but vice-captain Steven Smith would take the helm if needed. Since the fast bowler took the Test captaincy in late 2021, Smith has led the team on two occasions when Cummins was not there.



Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood seeking to be fit for the third Test in Indore with Scott Boland and Lance Morris still in the squad, Australia is likely to have fast bowling cover if required. After missing the first two Tests in India due to a fractured finger, all-rounder Cameron Green is also anticipated to be available.



Australia Squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw.



India Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli,?KS Bharat (wk),?Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel,?Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja,?Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj,?Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav,?Jaydev Unadkat.



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Pat Cummins returns home ahead of 3rd test due to family health issue

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ICC ODI Ranking: By winning the three-match series 2-1 over the hosts, Australia overtook India to take the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings. The visitors outclassed the hosts in the series decider by handing a 21 runs defeat on Wednesday in Chennai to claim the series. Australia are now back on the top of the ICC ODI Ranking leaving India behind ahead of ODI World Cup 2023.



With the interim captain Steve Smith, Australia overturned a 1-0 deficit to deliver India a rare home series loss. India won the first one-day international in the series at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium by a margin of five wickets. The Australians then came back strongly, winning the second one-day international by 10 wickets with 39 overs left to tie the series and set up an exciting conclusion.



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Australia snatched the victory out of the hands of India in the third ODI and came out as the series winner. India suffered its first home ODI series loss since losing to Australia four years ago.



Australia has replaced India as the number one team in the <a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/odi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Rankings</a> following their thrilling victory in Chennai. Australia now leads India by a slim margin at the top following their 21-run victory, with the visitors earning 113.286 rating points to the Men in Blue's 112.638. India led Australia with 114 rating points going into the last ODI, while Australia had 112.



Below is mentioned latest MRF ICC ODI Team Ranking: 



<h2>MRF ICC ODI Ranking</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>POS</th><th>TEAM</th><th>MATCHES</th><th>POINTS</th><th>RATING</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Australia</td><td>35</td><td>3,965</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>India</td><td>47</td><td>5,294</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>New Zealand</td><td>29</td><td>3,229</td><td>111</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>England</td><td>36</td><td>3,988</td><td>111</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>25</td><td>2,649</td><td>106</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>South Africa</td><td>29</td><td>2,917</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Bangladesh</td><td>37</td><td>3,520</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>34</td><td>2,976</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>West Indies</td><td>43</td><td>3,101</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Afghanistan</td><td>20</td><td>1,419</td><td>71</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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