Khawaja claims entire team knew of 2018 ball tampering plot
Usman Khawaja's new memoir claims the whole team knew about the ball-tampering scheme. This goes against Cricket Australia's official account.
Usman Khawaja states in his upcoming autobiography that the entire Australian team knew about the ball tampering. This happened in South Africa in 2018.
This goes against Cricket Australia's finding that only Cam Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner had knowledge. Jason Gillespie has said Bancroft was denied more Test chances because of the scandal.
His Sheffield Shield form was strong at the time. Cam Bancroft has not returned to Test cricket.
He scored 25 Shield centuries since then, more than any player except Justin Langer. Gillespie told the ABC the selection pattern points to favoritism rather than form.
- South Africa 2018
- Scandal location and year
- 25 for Western Australia
- Bancroft Shield centuries
- 29
- Langer Shield centuries
- 44 across four innings
- Bancroft 2019 Ashes runs
Why it mattersThe scandal is growing in scope. This raises questions about Cricket Australia's original investigation. Was it truly complete? And was one player singled out unfairly?
AustraliaFor Australian cricket followers, this reopens a defining moment in recent national cricket history and questions the fairness of how individual careers were affected.
