In the whole Ball tampering incident, Australia skipper Steve Smith took the responsibility for ball tampering, and said that it was him, who orchestrated it. Now former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has made scathing remarks on Steve Smith and coach Darren Lehmann.
In a tweet, Pietersen wrote, Anyone heard from Lehmann? Saker? That’s Head Coach & Bowling Coach. Pretty instrumental in all of this…”
Pietersen did not stop there. He had earlier tweeted that Lehmann’s job is untenable, and Cricket Australia should not spare him.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has already issued a public apology to Australian fans of the game.
The Australian Sports Commission Chair John Wylie, the ASC Board and CEO Kate Palmer in a statement related to the matter have condemned any forms of cheating in the sport.
“Given the admission by Australian captain Steve Smith, the ASC calls for him to be stood down immediately by Cricket Australia, along with any other members of the team leadership group or coaching staff who had prior awareness of, or involvement in, the plan to tamper with the ball,” the ASC statement read.
