Justin Langer Drops Bombshell Claim On Sandpaper Gate; Claims Smith, Warner, Bancroft Were Not Alone

Steve Smith, Cameron Bancroft, and David Warner served long bans

Former Australian coach Justin Langer dropped a bombshell on the Sandpaper Gate controversy amid the first-ever Test series between South Africa and Australia on South African soil since the incident. Langer claimed that Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft were scapegoated, and that not just the entire Australian team but all other teams in the world were involved in ball tampering.

Langer pointed out that reverse swing has become a dying art since the infamous Test match in 2018 at Cape Town, where the Australian trio was caught. The ex-Australian opener also appreciated a comment made by Andrew Flintoff at that time.

"In my opinion, Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft took the fall not just for Australian cricket, but for cricketers all around the world. The ball hasn't reverse swung anywhere in the world since that day. When everyone was pouring judgment on Australia—the Prime Minister banging his chest, the smug documentaries, and the disgusting behavior toward Steve and David in England—it made me sick. But Freddie Flintoff summed it up best in three words: those in glass houses," said Langr in an interaction on the 'The…

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