The opening game of IPL 2018 will be played between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on April 7
"Life ban for them would be too harsh, not just for them but for any player," Smith told reporters.
Earlier, Smith had also stepped down as captain of another IPL franchise, Rajasthan Royals
The IPL 2018 begins on April 7 and the final will be played on May 27.
India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will now lead Rajasthan Royals in IPL-11 starting April 7.
Smith has been banned for one Test and fined 100 percent match fee by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after admitting that he orchestrated a plan to ball tamper
"As a leader he is one of the best that has every played the game, he allows players to express themselves, allows them to learn from their mistakes. He's very cool, very calm and that's very good,"
It is learnt that the Mumbai Indians are training at the newly-developed cricketing facility inside Reliance Corporate Park in Ghansoli in neighbouring Navi Mumbai
Saha said if could be a problem initially since the team is built around the skipper but SRH have players to cope with it.
Rahane was named the captain of the side, returning to the IPL fold after a two-year ban, in place of Australian Steve Smith, who is currently under fire for the infamous ball tampering episode in the
Amid the ball-tampering controversy, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, after getting a clarification from BCCI, might sack Steve Smith and instead appoint Ajinkya Rahane as its skippers for IPL 2018
Royals' mentor and former skipper Shane Warne was in Cape Town and it is understood that Warne must have also had a chat with the Australian captain
KKR did not retain their two-time IPL winning skipper Gautam Gambhir who went to Delhi Daredevils and handed the baton to Karthik instead
Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav will have "added pressure" in the upcoming IPL 2018 despite his recent impressive showing for India, feels his Kolkata Knight Riders teammate Piyush Cha
Ravichandran Ashwin can use the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 platform and revive his flagging career in white-ball cricket, veteran batsman Subramaniam Badrinath has said
Ajinkya Rahane will likely lead IPL 2018 franchise Rajasthan Royals in case an under-fire Steve Smith loses captaincy after admitting to ball tampering during the ongoing going third Test
"The BCCI and Rajasthan Royals will like to wait for the ICC to announce the official sanction against Steve Smith. As of now, no decision will be taken either by the board or the franchise," Shukla
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Sunday said that any decision on the Australian skipper will be taken in accordance with International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket Australia's action
Australia captain Smith was today handed a one-match suspension and fined 100 percent of his match fee after he owned up to a ball-tampering conspiracy in South Africa
Smith was also fined 100 per cent of his match fee and stripped of his captaincy for the remainder of the third Test by ICC