David Warner reiterates support of Usman Khawaja after Pat Cummins press conference

13 Nov 2026 • 6:16 PM MYT
The Independent
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David Warner reiterates support of Usman Khawaja after Pat Cummins press conference

  • David Warner has accused Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins of throwing Usman Khawaja “under the bus” following a row over the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal.
  • In an upcoming autobiography, Khawaja claimed that the entire Australian team was aware of the ball-tampering scheme in South Africa.
  • Cummins strongly rejected Khawaja's allegations during a press conference, calling claims that the wider team knew about the sandpaper “complete and utter nonsense”.
  • Warner backed Khawaja's account as the truth and expressed disappointment that Cummins spoke out against their teammate.
  • Warner also labelled the original 2018 probe into the ball-tampering incident a “botched investigation”

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