Pat Cummins Denies Knowing About 2018 Sandpaper Scandal, Calls Khawaja's Claims Irresponsible
Pat Cummins denies Usman Khawaja's new Sandpapergate revelations: Australia captain Cummins has lashed out at his former teammate Usman Khawaja, calling his new Sandpapergate revelations "complete nonsense." Cummins broke his silence at a press conference and leveled several serious allegations against Khawaja.
"Patience," the autobiography written by Usman Khawaja, has caused scars that were inflicted on him in the 2018 ball tampering controversy during the tour of South Africa, where he had been banned for one year along with captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner, but Cameron Bancroft had also received a ban. Australian cricket team captain Pat Cummins had to answer burning questions raised in the press conference regarding this issue. Pat Cummins has also made some very serious accusations against Khawaja. In his autobiography, Pat Cummins has termed the recent allegations of ball tampering during the 2018 tour of South Africa as "utter nonsense." He also accused Khawaja of jeopardizing the lives and dignity of the players.
Indeed, former Australian player Usman Khawaja has made some shocking revelations in his book, which have never been heard before. Australian players used sandpaper in Gqebarha during the second Test of the 2018 South Africa series, before being caught in Cape Town during the third Test. He also revealed how the Australian team altered the condition of cricket balls by lifting the quarter-seam of the ball at home during the 2017/18 Ashes series.
During a press conference at Cricket Central in Sydney, Cummins, as quoted by Fox Sports, said that Khawaja's claim that everyone in the bowling quartet of Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon knew that sandpaper was being brought onto the field is 100 percent false.
