Usman Khawaja claims wide knowledge of 2018 sandpaper scandal

Usman Khawaja has made significant claims regarding the 2018 sandpaper scandal, asserting that all members of the Australian cricket team were aware of the ball-tampering plan during the third Test in Cape Town. In advance of his autobiography, Khawaja expressed that the notion of only three players being implicated is misleading, contradicting a 2021 joint statement from bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon, who claimed innocence. Khawaja stated that discussions about using sandpaper began in the preceding Test at Port Elizabeth, suggesting a longer premeditated plan. He hopes these revelations will provide some closure to the squad, despite the discomfort of revisiting the incident. His book,

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