IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals sack Steve Smith as captain, Rahane to lead team

The Rajasthan Royals franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 has sacked Steve Smith as the captain and appointed Ajinkya Rahane to lead the team. The news comes in the wake of the ball tampering row which started on Saturday when Australian opener Camron Bancroft was seen putting a ‘yellow tape’ inside his pants. The whole incident came to be seen on the large screen, after which Australian captain Steve Smith admitted to the whole tampering issue.