{
  "id": 19775337,
  "title": "Sandpaper saga: Pat Cummins calls Usman Khawaja allegations 'nonsense'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/sandpaper-saga-pat-cummins-calls-usman-khawaja-allegations-nonsense-19775337",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T06:57:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/11/13/sandpaper-saga-pat-cummins-calls-usman-khawaja-allegations-nonsense/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia captain Pat Cummins vehemently denied any involvement in the plot to use sandpaper for ball-tampering during the 2018 Test series in South Africa, stating that the allegations in Usman Khawaja's autobiography are “utter nonsense”. Former Australia batsman Khawaja said that all the players in the team at Newlands knew about the plan to alter the condition of the ball, putting the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}