Goa, Nov. 9 -- Former Australian opening batsman David Warner has strongly backed teammate Usman Khawaja following recent revelations regarding the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering scandal. Warner called Khawaja's claims "100% accurate" and launched a sharp critique of Cricket Australia's (CA) original investigation into the incident.

The controversy re-emerged after excerpts from Khawaja's forthcoming autobiography, Sabr, revealed that knowledge of the ball-tampering scheme extended beyond the three players sanctioned-Warner, Steve Smith, and Cameron Bancroft. Khawaja argued that the entire squad shared collective responsibility and disclosed that sandpaper had also been used during the preceding Test match in Port Elizabeth.

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