'It's time to look ahead, not in the rear-vision mirror': Ian Chappell isn't too excited about seeing Steve Smith return as Australia captain

Ian Chappell isn't too excited about seeing Steve Smith return as Australia captain. The former cricketer feels getting Steve Smith back would be a step in reverse for the national side.

Tim Paine as of late upheld Steve Smith to get back to the leadership role. The wicket-keeper batsman embraced Steve Smith's captaincy, asserting he will completely uphold the choice if the batsman returns as commander.

Ian Chappell has now shed his assessment on Steve Smith as skipper. In an interview with the Wide World Of Sports, Ian Chappell advised the administration to shun making Smith skipper.

"I think it's time to move on. To me, if you go back to Smith, you're going backward. It's time to look ahead, not in the rear-vision mirror,” Chappell explained.
Ian Chappell likewise spoke about Cameron Bancroft's new remarks, where he indicated the Australian bowlers knew about the ball-tampering embarrassment in South Africa. Alluding to Bancroft's assertion, Ian Chappell felt it was unavoidable before new subtleties on the Sandpaper-Gate outrage came out.

"It's probably something that's been on Bancroft's chest for a while, and he's tried to get it off his chest as diplomatically as he possibly could. I'm not surprised, because Bancroft's one of only three that got pinged for what happened, and most people would realize that there were more than three people involved,” Chappell said.

Ian Chappell feels Pat Cummins should in any case be the following pick for Australia captain, regardless of whether he knew about the ball-tampering scandal. He feels the weight of obligation eventually tumbles to Steve Smith.

"If people start jumping up and down about Pat Cummins captaining Australia if he knew, well the answer is pretty clear because it falls back on Smith. He's the bloke who should have stopped it. The captain's got the overall say and power to stop it, and he didn't. I don't think it should count against Pat Cummins, even if they decide the bowlers did know. Smith is the bloke who should have made sure the whole thing never started” - he concluded.