India, Nov. 14 -- Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins and former cricketer David Warner have expressed conflicting views on the Sandpaper Gate controversy, which has resurfaced following former opening batter Usman Khawaja's revelations in his autobiography Sabr.

Khawaja's claims have triggered a public exchange between Cummins and Warner, with the former rejecting the allegations while the latter has backed his former teammate.

Cummins strongly dismissed Khawaja's revelations, describing the suggestion that he and other Australian players were involved in planning the ball-tampering incident as "complete and utter nonsense".

Addressing a press conference, the Australian skipper said, "When he says 'we all knew', if by that he means...