Discarded Australian batsman Steve Smith could make his return to cricket as early as next month in Toronto as part of the Global T20 Canada tournament. Smith, who lost the Australian captaincy for at least two years due to his role in the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, is also serving a 12-month suspension which prohibits him playing state, Big Bash and national level cricket.
Six-team competition, which will be staged from 28 June to 16 July, with a minimum of four Canadian players in each squad, played at three venues. One team will be comprised entirely of West Indians, bar the four local Canadians, with most of the squads to be made up of foreign players.
After he accepted his 12-month suspension, Smith spent time in the United States before returning home last week. On Tuesday, he hit the indoor nets at Moore Park for more than hour with his father Peter.
