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David Warner’s lifetime leadership ban lifted six years after ball-tampering scandal

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Cricket Australia has scrapped David Warner’s lifetime leadership ban in a move that has been hailed for its potential in changing the former Test opener’s sporting legacy.

An independent three-member review panel unanimously ruled to overturn the ban handed down to Warner for his leading role in the Newlands ball-tampering saga after the 37-year-old lodged an appeal with CA.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian

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