Australia cricket: Usman Khawaja says entire team knew about ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018

Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja claims that the entire team was aware of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. This assertion contradicts previous official findings that only three players were involved in the plot.
Why it matters
This revelation challenges the historical narrative of a major sports scandal and raises questions about accountability and institutional integrity in cricket.
Former Australia opener Usman Khawaja has claimed that the side's entire dressing room knew about the ball-tampering scheme in Cape Town in 2018. <p>That declaration, made by Khawaja in the <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> ahead of the release of his book '<em>Sabr'</em>, is at odds with Cricket Australia's assertion that only Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were aware of the plot to use sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball in the third Test against South Africa eight years ago.</p><p>Khawaja, who retired from international duty after Australia's 4-1 Ashes thrashing of England last winter, said: "It was all of us. Not the batters, not the bowlers, not the staff.
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