Steve Smith puts hand up to lead Australia again if given chance
Tim Paine has led the Test side with distinction, but with his 37th birthday coming up soon a clear succession plan will be required
29 March 2021 - 18:01
Mumbai — Three years after his ignominious exit as Australia’s captain in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, Steve Smith has said he is keen and ready to lead the national side again if an opportunity came his way.
Smith, one of the world’s best contemporary batsmen, was suspended from international cricket for 12 months and banned from leadership roles for two years for his part in the “sandpaper-gate” scandal in Cape Town in March 2018...
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