Steve Smith and David Warner received bans of 12 months each and Cameron Bancroft nine months after the ball-tampering incident during the third Test between Australia and South Africa at Cape Town on March 24.
Can a leopard change its spots? Or, put another way, can Australia soften their hard-nosed approach to cricket? And by doing so, can they still be successful?
The banned cricketers now have time till Thursday to take a call whether to appeal against Cricket Australia penalties or not.
Calling it "too harsh punishment" for an offense like ball-tampering, Sehwag said it's like sentencing a thief for murder charges.
Aamer Sohail has asked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to learn from Australia's handling of the ball-tampering scandal and change its lenient attitude.
Jacques Kallis said the recent ball-tampering episode made the international players aware that they have to be careful of what they do on the field.
The former Australia captain said "strong leadership" is the need of the hour to correct this image of Australian cricket team but none has been forthcoming.
The 31-year old Aussie opener appeared distraught and isolated after being banned by Cricket Australia for 12 months for developing the plot in the ball-tampering fiasco.
"He'll be fine, he'll survive, he'll survive," Steve Smith's father said as he placed the bag in storage.
David Warner made a special point of apologising to cricket fans and players in South Africa, saying "I have brought the game into disrepute on your soil, and I apologise 100 percent."
A bookstore in Brisbane put former Australia captain Steve Smith's autobiography 'The Journey' in the true crime section before slashing its price from $24 to $2.
Offispinner Ravichandran Ashwin hopep the Australian cricketers can put the ball-tampering scandal behind them.
Cricket Australia has banned Steve Smith and David Warner for 12 months while Cameron Bancroft has been given a 9-month ban for their role in ball-tampering scandal.
While Australia play to save the series and repair their reputation, South Africa are playing for a piece of history that has bugged them for years.
Cricket Australia have banned former skipper Smith and vice-captain Warner from all international and domestic cricket for a year while Bancroft was exiled for nine months.
Gambhir questioned Cricket Australia's approach on the matter, mentioning Smith and Warner must be paying for a pay hike revolt against the board.
The Indian opener said images of the former Australia skipper being escorted at Johannesburg airport and his tearful media conference in Sydney "resonated" with him.
Darren Lehmann has been cleared by Cricket Australia of any wrongdoing in the ball-tampering row which took place during Australia's third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
The ICC will invite respected ex-internationals to join a panel to review the existing code of conduct in a bid to clarify and define what is expected of players.
After reaching Sydney, the former Australia captain said he takes all the responsibility for his on-field actions and he will regret this incident for the rest of his life.
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