Michael Clarke urges Cricket Australia to reopen investigation into 2018 Sandpapergate amid Usman Khawaja's new allegations
Michael Clarke has called for a fresh probe into the 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal following revelations by Usman Khawaja in his autobiography. Khawaja alleges that the entire Australian team knew about the ball-tampering during the South Africa tour before the infamous sandpaper incident in Cape Town. Clarke criticized the lack of clarity and expressed surprise that current Australian captain Pat Cummins has not addressed the claims publicly. Clarke emphasized that an unanswered truth has damaged the trust of Australian cricket fans and called for all involved to share their accounts to restore confidence. Cricket Australia, however, has ruled out reopening the investigation despite the renewed controversy.