Every franchise can now replace one player outside the players’ draft,” said Jalal Younus, chairman of the BPL technical committee, to Dhaka Tribune Thursday. One-time BPL champion Comilla created quite a buzz in November this year in the Bangladesh cricket fraternity with the inclusion of middle-order batsman Smith. If Smith does turn out for Comilla, this will be his fourth commitment in a T20 league, following his ban imposed due to ball-tampering. The Australian cricketer has played in Canada's Global T20 and Caribbean Premier League T20, and has landed a deal with the Pakistan Super League T20. Bangladesh Premier League lifts ban on Steve Smith; David Warner to play as wellhttps://t.co/GVSnnlyspd pic.twitter.com/aNCwD0kZGJ — The Field (@thefield_in) December 27, 2018The duo's ban from top-flight cricket ends on March 29, 2019.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 27, 2018 12:00 UTC