The cricket fraternity gave mixed reactions of shock and disappointment when Australian skipper Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft admitted to charges of ball-tampering during the third Test match against South Africa in Cape Town. "WHAT THE ........ HAVE I JUST WOKEN UP TO. Please tell me this is a bad dream," wrote former Australian skipper Michael Clarke on Twitter. Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan tweeted, “Steve Smith, his Team & ALL the management will have to accept that whatever happens in their careers they will all be known for trying to CHEAT the game ... #SAvAUS,"

ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बाल टेम्परिंग कांड के बाद पूरे क्रिकेट जगत में गुस्सा है | जहाँ क्रिकेट ऑस्ट्रेलिया स्मिथ और वार्नर पर कड़ा रुख अपना सकती है वहीँ दुनिया भर के क्रिकेट सितारों ने भी स्मिथ को जम कर कोसा है