Khawaja 100% accurate on ball-tampering - Warner
Summary
David Warner backed Usman Khawaja’s account of Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering scandal, saying Khawaja was “100% accurate.” Khawaja said the whole team knew sandpaper had been used during a Test against South Africa; Warner also said the subsequent investigation was rushed and poorly handled.Key Facts
- Australia used sandpaper to alter the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018.
- David Warner and captain Steve Smith received one-year bans, while Cameron Bancroft received a nine-month ban.
- Khawaja said the entire Australian team knew about the sandpaper use.
- Warner supported Khawaja in a video statement posted to Instagram.
- Warner retired from international cricket in 2024.
- Warner described the investigation after the incident as rushed and botched.
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