Ashish Nehra backs Smith, Warner to play IPL
New Delhi, March 26 (CRICKETNMORE) - Reacting to the recent ball-tampering controversy in the South Africa-Australia Test series, former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra, while being critical of the incident, felt that banning skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner
New Delhi, March 26 (CRICKETNMORE) - Reacting to the recent ball-tampering controversy in the South Africa-Australia Test series, former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra, while being critical of the incident, felt that banning skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner from the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be "too harsh".
Hailing Smith for accepting his team's mistake, Nehra said no team can afford to miss such valuable assets like Smith and Warner, adding that the issue should now be left behind.
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"If Smith has done something wrong, the ICC will take care of such things which they have already done, by penalising him. But credit goes to Smith for admitting to his team's mistakes. Let bygones be bygones, both Smith and Warner are assets not only for Australia but also to their respective IPL teams," Nehra told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of the Royal Challengers Bangalore joining hands with tech giants HP for IPL 2018.
Smith was recently named skipper of Rajasthan Royals in their return to the IPL after serving a two-year ban while Warner had led the Sunrisers to the 2016 IPL crown and continues to captain the franchise.
