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'Not a witch hunt': Khawaja defends his sandpaper claims

November 10, 2026 • 08:45 AM

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'Not a witch hunt': Khawaja defends his sandpaper claims

Former Test cricketer Usman Khawaja says his comments around the 2018 ball-tampering saga were never intended to start a witch hunt.

Former Test cricketer Usman Khawaja says the revelations in his memoir Sabr around the 2018 ball-tampering saga were never intended to start a witch hunt.

"All I've ever wanted is for us to take accountability as a team," he told 7.30's Sarah Ferguson.

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SBS News Australia

1d ago

Sandpapergate: Cummins calls Khawaja claims ‘utter nonsense’

Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has rejected claims by Usman Khawaja that the entire Australian test team knew about ball tampering plot in 2018

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The Age

23h ago

Cummins’ answers won’t end Sandpapergate debate, but he couldn’t have done any better

Pat Cummins bats, bowls, leads – but he faced one of his toughest tests as Australia’s captain when he fronted the media for 80 minutes to discuss Usman Khawaja’s 2018 claims. Did he succeed?

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Hamro Patro News

1d ago

Pat Cummins Denies Usman Khawaja's Ball-Tampering Allegations

Sydney. Australian cricket team captain Pat Cummins has refuted the allegations made by former teammate Usman Khawaja regarding the much-talked-about 'sandpaper' (ball tampering) incident of 2018. ...

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Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)

9h ago

Cummins’ forward defence has left Khawaja in no-man’s land

The Australian captain faced down over an hour’s worth of awkward deliveries on Friday, sending Usman Khawaja’s controversial claims racing away to the boundary.

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The Guardian

1d ago

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins calls Khawaja's sandpapergate claims ‘complete and utter nonsense’

Cummins faced the media and reasserted his position that knowledge of the ball tampering plot was not widespread within the team

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BBC News

1d ago

Pat Cummins calls Usman Khawaja sandpaper claims 'wrong' and 'nonsense'

Australia captain Pat Cummins hits back at former team-mate Usman Khawaja’s claims over the sandpaper scandal, calling them “100% wrong” and “utter nonsense”.

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'Not a witch hunt': Khawaja defends his sandpaper claims

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Sandpapergate: Cummins calls Khawaja claims ‘utter nonsense’

Cummins’ answers won’t end Sandpapergate debate, but he couldn’t have done any better

Pat Cummins Denies Usman Khawaja's Ball-Tampering Allegations

Cummins’ forward defence has left Khawaja in no-man’s land

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins calls Khawaja's sandpapergate claims ‘complete and utter nonsense’

Pat Cummins calls Usman Khawaja sandpaper claims 'wrong' and 'nonsense'

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