'Complete And Utter Nonsense': Pat Cummins Rubbishes Usman Khawaja's ball Tampering Claims
\n\nAustralia captain Pat Cummins has rubbished Usman Khawaja's ball-tampering claims. Khawaja made an explosive revelation about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal and said that the entire team knew about it. Cameron Bancroft was caught using sandpaper during the Cape Town Test against South Africa, and later David Warner and Steve Smith accepted that the leadership group was involved, resulting in bans for the trio.
\n\nThe bowling quarter of Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon had then released a statement and distanced themselves from the controversy; however, Khawaja's recent bombshell brought the spotlight back on them.
\n\nCummins didn't mince words in criticism of Usman Khawaja and said that USman is a friend, but he is being casual with my life and other Australian cricketers, calling for his accountability over his statements.
\n\n"I was genuinely shocked this week when I found that Usman admitted that he told Cam to be careful when using sandpaper,” Cummins told media. “That is not the Usman that I know and not the Usman that has been part of a team that helped rebuild Australian cricket culture over the last eight years.
\n\n“When he…
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