David Warner can never lead the Australian Cricket team as per CA sanctions

Australia’s left-handed opener David Warner has been the talk of the town recently, although for all the wrong reasons. His feud with South African wicket-keeper Quinton De Kock in the early stages of the Test series brought the player into the limelight for all the wrong reasons. It should have stayed at that, but last week’s ‘Sandpapergate’ showed the world an ugly side of cricket which was masterminded by Australian vice-captain David Warner.

The trio involved in the entire controversy were handed their respective punishments by Cricket Australia authorities a few days ago. Skipper Steven Smith was given a 12-month ban following which he would not be considered for the role of skipper for another two years. Youngster Cameron Bancroft was handed a nine-month suspension and the same sanction as Smith for the position of captain.

But there was an interesting development when it came to the ban imposed on Warner. The CA authorities gave the left-handed batsman a ban similar to Smith’s but they also adjudged that Warner would never be considered to lead the Australian team in the remainder of his career with the national side.

This was a clear indication on CA’s part that it was indeed Warner who had a major role to play in the incident which has damaged Australian cricket’s reputation on the global stage. Warner reportedly 'developed a plan' and 'instructed a junior player (Bancroft)' as to 'how a ball could be artificially altered'.

In the days since the scandal broke Warner lost his $2.4million contract with IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad, as well as his sponsorship deals with electronics giant LG and sports brand Asics.

His sponsorships with Toyota, Channel Nine, and Gray Nicolls remain intact, so far. The scandal also threatened the popularity of his children's book series, The Kaboom Kid, for which he is paid a royalty on every book sold.