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‘It was all of us’ – Khawaja exposes sandpaper details from 2018

Khawaja set to unveil his version of events in explosive autobiography, tells Nine papers he was never interviewed by CA about Cape Town 2018…

By Alex Malcolm · Espncricinfo

Published: Friday, 6 November 2026 at 10:29 PM

Key Things to Know

Usman Khawaja claimed the entire Australia team knew about the 2018 sandpaper ball-tampering plot.
Khawaja revealed that sandpaper was also used on the ball during the prior Test in Gqeberha.
Cricket Australia investigators never interviewed Khawaja during the initial Cape Town inquiry.

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Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has claimed that the entire national team knew about the 2018 sandpaper ball-tampering plot. Ahead of the release of his autobiography Sabr, Khawaja told the Nine newspapers that sandpaper had also been used during the previous Test in Gqeberha, disputing the long-standing narrative that only Steven Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft were involved.

Khawaja also revealed that Cricket Australia investigators never interviewed him regarding the Cape Town scandal, despite him sitting next to Bancroft in the dressing room. Cricket Australia responded by stating it remains comfortable with the findings of its original integrity investigation.

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‘It was all of us’ – Khawaja exposes sandpaper details from 2018

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