India, Nov. 13 -- David Warner has reiterated his support for Usman Khawaja following a fresh war of words over Australia's infamous 2018 ball-tampering scandal, popularly known as Sandpapergate. The former Australia opener hit back at Pat Cummins after the current Test captain dismissed Khawaja's allegations in his new autobiography as "complete and utter nonsense".

The controversy resurfaced following the release of Khawaja's book, Sabr, in which the former Australian batter questioned the findings of Cricket Australia's investigation into the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018.

Khawaja claimed that knowledge of the ball-tampering plan extended beyond the three players who were punished. He also questioned why he was ne...