India, Nov. 10 -- Mitchell Starc, who was part of Australia's Playing XI in the Cape Town Test against South Africa eight years ago, has stuck to the account he gave in 2021 about the sandpaper-gate incident. The pacer maintained that the entire Australian team was unaware of the plan, a position that contradicts claims made by Usman Khawaja in his autobiography, 'Sabr'.

In 2021, Australia's bowling quartet -- Pat Cummins, Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon -- had released a joint statement denying prior knowledge of or involvement in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Starc clarified that he was not speaking on behalf of the other bowlers, while reiterating that his position remained unchanged. H...