Usman Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew about sandpaper ball-tampering
Usman Khawaja has brought the 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal back into the news after claiming the whole team knew that the cheating was going on during the series against South Africa. In his new autobiography, the former Australian opener also insisted that the tactic had been used before the match in Cape Town, when television cameras caught Cameron Bancroft using sandpaper on the ball…
Former Australian opener Usman Khawaja has reignited discussion around the 2018 ball-tampering scandal that saw captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner, and bowler Cameron Bancroft banned from cricket. Khawaja, in his new autobiography (Sabr), claims the entire team was aware of the cheating during the series against South Africa.
He states that the tactic was used before the high-profile match in Cape Town when Bancroft was caught using sandpaper on the ball. Despite being cleared of direct involvement, coach Darren Lehmann eventually resigned from the team. Khawaja insists that the bowlers, including current captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon, knew about the foreign substance being placed on the field.
However, the four bowlers who played in the match have previously stated they were unaware of it. Cricket Australia maintains its satisfaction with the integrity process conducted back then, emphasizing that no new information has come to light in the eight years since the Cape Town Test.
Written by urgent.news from The National Business's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
Also reported by 1 other outlet
- Usman Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew about sandpaper ball-tampering thenationalnews.com
