Usman Khawaja breaks silence on Pat Cummins response to Sandpaper claims in new book

Usman Khawaja has broken his silence after Australian Test captain Pat Cummins’ extraordinary rejection of sandpaper claims in his new book. Cummins fronted an hour-long press conference on Friday, rebuking some of the accusations made in Khawaja’s autobiography Sabr, released last week. While Khawaja has shifted back his media commitments in the wake of the initial storm following the release of his book, the former Test opener stood by what he published after being bailed up by The Australian at Sydney Airport. “What I wrote in my book is what I wrote in my book and it’s the truth,” he said. “That’s all I have to say.” When The Australian asked if he was ‘lobbing a grenade and going silent’, Khawaja reaffirmed his support for WA batter Cameron Bancroft, one of the faces of the sandpaper saga.