Breaking: Warner says Khawaja's ball-tampering claim '100 per cent accurate'

• By Chris De Silva

• Topic:Cricket

Posted Mon 9 Nov 2026 at 6:38pmMon 9 Nov 2026 at 6:38pm, updated Mon 9 Nov 2026 at 6:39pmMon 9 Nov 2026 at 6:39pm

David Warner has backed Usman Khawaja's claims on the 2018 ball tampering scandal, saying the statements in his book, Sabr, are "100 per cent accurate".

Warner was suspended from domestic and international cricket as a result of the scandal and was also permanently barred from leadership positions.

Speaking for the first time in eight years on the saga, Warner emphatically backed Khawaja, his childhood friend.

"Uzzie, I throw my full support behind you. I thank you for everything you've done," he said in an Instagram statement.

"It's 100 per cent accurate, what you've said.

"Now everyone knows the truth, it's out there. People wanted to know it, you've come out and said it, and now people are saying, 'Why eight years on?' talking about selling a book.

"This is Usman's story. This is what Usman believes. Uzzie wrote down every single thing from that day on. Uzzie, thank you."

Warner slammed Cricket Australia's investigation into the ball-tampering claims.

"Now, this whole interview process was rushed and botched," he said.

"Uzzie was sitting next to Cameron Bancroft [in the dressing room]. Uzzie was not interviewed. How that is a thorough investigation? It baffles me.

"We're not here to point fingers and we're not opening old wounds.

"It's about accountability, transparency ensuring that the truth is properly examined, and perhaps it's time people stop scrutinising the person asking for accountability, and asking those responsible for the investigation to provide it.

"There [were] a lot of statements and inaccuracies over the last eight years that were out in the media by people and there were a lot of people who stayed silent."