'These 3 Guys Deserve Justice' Usman Khawaja Calls For Collective Responsibility In Australia's Sandpaper Scandal
Melbourne [Australia], November 8: Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has issued a clarification on his remarks regarding Australia's 2018 ball-tampering scandal during the South Africa tour, popularly known as the "Sandpaper incident", saying he believes the responsibility for what happened should have been taken collectively by the team. Khawaja said former Australian captain Steve…
Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has clarified his remarks on Australia's 2018 ball-tampering scandal, also known as the "Sandpaper incident." Khawaja believes the responsibility for the incident should have been taken collectively by the team. In a video on Instagram, Khawaja stated that former captain Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft bore the consequences for the team.
He emphasized that his reference to "all of us" was intended to highlight collective responsibility, not to suggest he was speaking on behalf of the other players. Khawaja clarified that his article mentioned collective responsibility, and he never speaks for anyone else. He explained that he documented everything shortly after the incident in Cape Town in 2018 and revealed he had previously tried to get his teammates to acknowledge collective responsibility.
Khawaja revealed why he decided to speak out now, stating that he had been trying to take this as a team from the start.
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