{
  "id": 18720467,
  "title": "Usman Khawaja challenges Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering findings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-challenges-australias-2018-ball-tampering-findings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T13:16:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1578135/usman-khawaja-challenges-australias-2018-ball-tampering-findings/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has challenged the findings of Cricket Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering investigation. In his upcoming autobiography, he claims discussions about altering the ball involved more team members. His account raises fresh questions about Australia’s infamous Sandpapergate scandal. The controversy emerged during Australia’s March 2018 Test against South Africa…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja remained silent for eight years. Why did he speak out now?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-remained-silent-for-eight-years-why-did-he-speak-out-now-18642466",
        "published": "2026-11-07T05:09:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja remained silent for eight years. Why did he speak out now?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-remained-silent-for-eight-years-why-did-he-speak-out-now",
        "published": "2026-11-07T05:09:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Usman Khawaja drops bombshell: Entire Australia team knew about 2018 Sandpapergate cheating scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/usman-khawaja-drops-bombshell-entire-australia-team-knew-about-2018",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:01:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Coach says Bancroft will 'let bat do the talking' after Khawaja bombshell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/coach-says-bancroft-will-let-bat-do-the-talking-after-khawaja",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:10:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}