Twitter recalls brainfade, denounces team culture amid Australia ball-tampering scandal

The cricketing world was in a big shock as news of the Australian cricket team indulging in ball tampering was reported. It led to an outrage, following which skipper Steve Smith and vice captain David Warner decided to step down from their positions.

Cricket Australia launched a probe and decided to keep Smith in the role of captain until the end of the investigation. But amid calls of Smith's ouster, the duo decided to relinquish their leadership position. 

Soon after, there were also reports of Rajasthan Royals sacking Smith as their captain in the Indian Premier League championship. Twitterati went berserk amid the development. While some termed it as “Amazing scenes”, other took a dig saying “It’s like Nirav Modi sacking an employee for fraud”.

Here are some of the reactions:

The ball-tampering allegations became true on Sunday when Smith said his side deliberately tried to tamper with the condition of the ball on the third day of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday in an orchestrated attempt to gain an advantage.

Smith and senior players conspired to change the condition of the ball using sticky tape and grit from the pitch during the third Test at Newlands with Australia`s opening batsman Cameron Bancroft caught on camera using the tape.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Bancroft, the most junior member in the side at 25, of trying to change the condition of the ball. The governing body could dish out a one-match ban and a 100 percent fine of match fee to Bancroft. 

(With Agency Inputs)