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2026-11-09 · Aljazeera

Usman Khawaja’s ‘Sandpapergate’ claims are ‘accurate’, says David Warner

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Former Australian cricketer David Warner has backed up claims made by former teammate Usman Khawaja, who said that their entire team had been aware ⁠⁠⁠⁠of the plan to ⁠⁠⁠⁠tamper with the ball during a 2018 Test tour of South Africa. Warner spoke about the scandal, which continues to reverberate six years on, in a social media post on Monday, saying ‌‌‌‌that Khawaja’s comments were “100 percent accurate”. The former Australian opener and fellow batters Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were banned over the plan ⁠⁠⁠⁠to rough up the ball with sandpaper during the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town in 2018. In a video posted on Instagram, Warner thanked Khawaja and said the investigation by Cricket Australia ‌‌‌‌into the incident was flawed.

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