Cricket Australia has lifted the lifetime ban on David Warner's leadership, six years after the ball-tampering incident in Cape Town against South Africa in 2018. Warner was deemed guilty, just like Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, in the scandal, and temporary suspensions were pronounced for all players involved. Warner was a deputy at the time. Although Smith resumed all formats of captaincy, Warner couldn't resume his leadership roles till date. Today, Friday, October 25, a three-member review panel composed of Jeff Gleeson KC, Jane Seawright, and Alan Sullivan KC ruled that Warner met the required conditions to have the ban lifted on him. The ruling takes immediate effect. That change now means that Warner can now captain Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League (BBL) for which he has signed a two-year deal to play the whole season. The panel, in its decision, said: “The respectful and contrite tone of his (Warner’s) responses, as well as the content impressed the Review Panel and led it to the unanimous view that he was sincere and genuine in acknowledging responsibility for the conduct and in his statement that he had extreme remorse for his conduct." Also Watch | Virat Kohli Bowled by Santner’s Full Toss, Out for 1 They also considered references citing: "The contribution that Mr Warner has made, and can make in the future, towards the development of young cricketers in Australia if they were given the opportunity to be led by Mr Warner, his important continuing role in fostering interest in cricket, especially with the South Asian community in Australia and generally.” Nick Hockley, the Chief Executive said: “In 2022, we updated the Code of Conduct to ensure there was a fair and rigorous process in place for all players and player support personnel to have long-term sanctions reviewed. I am pleased David has chosen to have his sanction reviewed and that he will be eligible to take up leadership positions in Australian Cricket this summer." In the early parts of this year, Warner had announced his retirement from test cricket after Australia ended its tour of Pakistan, and also backed out from T20Is after Australia's exit from the T20 World Cup hosted by United States and West Indies. After the ban that has been lifted on Warner, he will now have a chance to resume his leadership roles in Australian domestic cricket.