Later, on Sunday, Khawaja clarified his decision and mentioned he did not throw anyone under the bus by issuing his previous comments. Usman Khawaja addressed cricket's one of the most debated topics almost eight years later, ahead of the release of his autobiography this week.
As the camera caught the moment when they took out the paper to rub it on the ball, the cricket governing body made a strict decision by issuing a ban on Smith, Warner and Bancroft.
Usman Khawaja clarified his previous comments
Khawaja shared a long post from his Instagram channel to elaborate on his previous comments. He claimed further that whether they liked or disliked the decision to use the sandpaper in the Cape Town Test, as a team, they were all responsible.
"We need to take that collectively. That is all. I haven't thrown anyone under the bus. The guys that are currently in the team right now and the other people that were there on the South African tour, including me, we're not the victims. These three guys (Smith, Warner and Bancroft) took the blame for all of us," he further wrote in the same post.
Was it a marketing strategy to create hype around the autobiography?
According to Khawaja, it was not a marketing strategy, as he had tried to raise the ball-tampering issue publicly multiple times before. Right after the incident, Khawaja wanted to speak publicly, but Steve Smith took the responsibility and faced the media.
"Call me a chicken or whatever you want. I didn't know how to do it because I was still in the team," Khawaja said.
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