He survived that ordeal but fell ill over the winter and, eventually, was struck with a blood infection and subsequent kidney failure. He led the National League with 44 doubles in 1967, when he was selected to the All-Star Game for the first time.
The third offender, Cameron Bancroft , who carried out the ball-tampering scheme using sandpaper, has been banned for nine months, and same as Smith, can't skipper Australia for 12 months after his return. If the CA goes ahead and bans them, there is no way that the IPL franchises can accommodate them, just like Andre Russell had to skip the IPL after he was caught violating doping clauses.