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<p>Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram has questioned Australia captain Pat Cummins’ claim that he was unaware of the use of<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2044473/stench-of-sandpapergate-set-to-linger-as-scandal-reignites"> sandpaper </a>during the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, arguing that any experienced bowler would immediately recognise t

<p>This blog is now closed </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/13/pat-cummins-press-conference-sandpapergate-usman-khawaja-ball-tampering-australia-cricket-captain-statement-ntwnfb">‘Complete and utter nonsense’: Australia captain Pat Cummins hits back at Khawaja ‘sandpapergate’ claims</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Cummins says t

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins hits out at Usman Khawaja's claims that all players in the team knew about the 2018 ball tampering in a passionate press conference.

<p>Former Australian opening batsman Usman Khawaja has cancelled events to promote his new book, local media reported on Wednesday, after an awkward television interview in which he refused to confirm whether Australia’s bowlers were involved in the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042956">2018 ball-tampering plot</a> in South Africa.</p> <p>Batsmen Steve

Usman Khawaja’s new book alleges more than the three players suspended for ball tampering had knowledge of the plan in South Africa in 2018

<p>Fast bowler Mitchell Starc denied on Tuesday any prior knowledge of Australia’s plot to tamper with the ball during the 2018 tour of South Africa, as Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg ruled out another investigation into ‘Sandpapergate’.</p> <p>Starc is the first of Australia’s bowlers to respond to Usman Khawaja’s assertions in his autobiography and

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke says fans of the national side "can't trust what's real" and has called for the investigation into the 2018 Australia ball-tampering scandal to be reopened.

Mitchell Starc becomes the first current player to respond to Usman Khawaja's fresh Sandpapergate claims, denying that he and the other bowlers knew about the plot.

Mitchell Starc said he was “sticking to what I said five years ago”, when he and the other bowlers released a statement denying knowledge of a sandpaper plot. Tonight Usman Khawaja was quizzed about whether specific players were involved in ball tampering conversations, but he refused to answer.

David Warner says he throws his "full support" behind former team-mate Usman Khawaja following his claim that all the Australia players knew about ball-tampering.

David Warner throws his full support behind his childhood friend, Usman Khawaja, while slamming Cricket Australia's investigation into ball tampering.

The Australian skipper usually likes to share his opinions publicly, but the one debate he has always steered clear of is what happened in Cape Town in February 2018.

Usman Khawaja says players went as far as using super glue to tamper with the ball in the Sheffield Shield.

<p>Usman Khawaja insisted on Sunday he did not “throw anyone under the bus” by <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042805">claiming</a> the entire Australian team was in on the 2018 <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2035385">“Sandpapergate” plot</a> and defended taking eight years to go public.</p> <p>The retired batsman re-ignited the infamous ball-tamperi

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 Camer

The 'Sandpapergate' scandal saw ⁠Australia scuffing the ball with sandpaper in the March 2018 test ​in Cape Town.

Darren Lehmann rejects Usman Khawaja's claims the entire Australian camp knew about the 2018 sandpaper plot, but says "everyone" was ball tampering up until that day.

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