Sandpapergate: Usman Khawaja claims whole Australia team knew about use of sandpaper to tamper with ball against South Africa
Khawaja says the ball-tampering plan was discussed across the squad, not just by three players, as Cricket Australia stands by its 2018 findings.
- In his new memoir *Sabr*, former Test cricketer Usman Khawaja claims the entire Australian team and coaching staff knew about the 2018 sandpaper scandal, stating, "It was all of us."
- Khawaja writes that the plot was first discussed during the second Test at Port Elizabeth, leading to the "discovery of sandpaper as an effective agent" to alter the ball.
- While Khawaja urged the team to "take this as a team" in the dressing room, bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon previously denied any knowledge of foreign substances.
- Cricket Australia banned David Warner and Steve Smith for 12 months, while Cameron Bancroft received a nine-month suspension for his role in the scandal.
- Cummins, Starc, and Hazlewood have been rested from this month's white-ball series against England, meaning they will avoid immediate questioning regarding the renewed claims in Khawaja's book.
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Sandpapergate row: Khawaja pulls out of book interviews
Melbourne: Under-fire Usman Khawaja has withdrawn from interviews promoting his autobiography after facing criticism, while the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has urged an end to the furore that has been reignited following his claims that the entire team was involved in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Khawaja’s book, ‘Sabr’, which released on Tuesday, has reignited the … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Ente…
Warner backs Khawaja on sandpaper scandal, says CA probe was botched
Cricket Australia says it remains comfortable with its 2018 integrity findings, with Khawaja’s memoir Sabr due on sale on 10 November. David Warner has said Usman Khawaja’s account of Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering scandal is “100% accurate”, and called Cricket Australia’s (CA) investigation into the affair “rushed and botched”. The scandal broke during the third Test […]
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