Pat Cummins claims he will not take legal against action Usman Khawaja | Cricket Australia
\n\nWhile Pat Cummins came out and lashed out at Usman Khawaja over his remarks about the sandpaper gate saga, the next question arose: would the Australian captain sue his former teammate over the matter? The star pacer claimed he has received legal advice that the words written by Khawaja are defamatory, but he will not be taking that route and claimed he wants to move on from the controversy.
\n\n"I did get advised this week that some of the things that have been said are probably defamatory; I would not be doing that. You got to move on. It has been eight years. Keep saying we are moving on; we are moving on. You got to draw the line at some point. I would not be doing that (taking legal action against Usman)," said Cummins in a press conference held in Sydney on Friday (November 13) morning.
\n\nFor those unversed, Khawaja reignited the eight-year-old controversy, which took place on Australia's tour of South Africa in 2018. The incident led to opening batter Cameron Bancroft being handed a nine-month ban by Cricket Australia (CA), while Steve…
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