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Center-Right Owned by ABP Group'All Of Us': Khawaja Defends Ball-Tampering Claim, Reveals Steve Smith's Role In His Silence
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Usman Khawaja said a promise to David Warner prompted him to speak openly about the 2018 ball‑tampering scandal, while he later denied accusations that he had thrown anyone under the bus after an excerpt from his autobiography suggested the whole Australian team knew of the tampering during a 2018 South Africa tour. The incident is commonly referred to as Sandpapergate.
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Usman Khawaja on Sunday denied that he had “thrown anyone under the bus”, a day after an excerpt from the former Australian cricketer’s autobiography claimed the entire team had been aware of ball-tampering during a 2018 tour of South Africa. The scandal, dubbed “Sandpapergate” over Australia’s…
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Cricket Australia (CA) has responded to fresh revelations by former Australian batter Usman Khawaja regarding the infamous 2018 Sandpapergate scandal, maintaining that it continues to stand by the findings of its integrity investigation. Khawaja, who is set to revisit the controversy in his upcoming…
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Former Australia batter Usman Khawaja has explained why he waited eight years to speak publicly about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, insisting that his latest revelations were not intended to single out former teammates. Khawaja reignited the controversy ahead of the release of his autobiography…
