• Western Australia duties mean he will miss first game
Durham have named their new signing Cameron Bancroft as captain for the start of the county season, a year on from the Australian ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town.
The 26-year-old was banned from cricket for nine months for his part in the incident during the Newlands Test against South Africa in March last year that led to Steve Smith and David Warner also receiving year-long suspensions.
Written by Exclusive by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/21/durham-to-name-cameron-bancroft-captain-county-championship-cricket under the title “Durham double down on Cameron Bancroft by giving him captaincy”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
