The Sandpaper Gate Scandal has once again been trending on social media, after former Australia National Cricket Team batter Usman Khawaja made serious comments about the scandal that involved Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner. New South Wales captain and Australia opener Nic Maddinson has questioned the former Aussie opener over his recent comments on the matter.
Some Australia cricketers have slammed Usman Khawaja for stirring up the Sandpaper Gate Scandal. He has been slammed by many former cricketers; however, in a surprising manner, his opening partner, who was part of the scandal, David Warner, has come in support of Khawaja. This came after the recently concluded South Africa vs Australia Test series, which they lost 2-1.
While speaking with 10Sport Australia, Nic Maddison stated that it is disappointing that the incident has come up once again. He took a swipe at Usman Khawaja, stating that it is that time of the year when the ‘books get sold’. Khawaja actually made the comments days ahead of his autobiography book release, ‘Sabr’.
"That time of year isn't it ... people have books to sell." NSW captain Nic Maddinson has questioned Usman Khawaja's motives after coming out with fresh revelations on the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal that rocked Australian cricket. Maddinson called Khawaja's move "disappointing", after he suggested the entire Australian team knew about the now-infamous ball tampering plot.
— 10 Sport (@10SportAU) November 9, 2026He said, "Yeah, it's obviously disappointing that it keeps coming up, but it's that time of year, isn't it, where Christmas comes along and people have books to sell, so things come out. It's just disappointing. I think the three guys who have been affected the most, it doesn't really help them at all to relive it, especially over the past month."
Why everyone is criticising Usman Khawaja?
Usman Khawaja, who was part of the 2018 Australia squad for the Proteas series, stated that not only the three- captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner, and batter Cameron Bancroft were responsible for the Sandpaper Gate Scandal. The whole team, along with the coaching staff, knew everything.
Post the scandal, head coach Darren Lehmann stepped down as head coach. It was the darkest day for the Australia National Cricket Team. Cricket Australia (CA) handed 12-month bans to Smith and Warner and a 9-month ban to Bancroft.
"Having a great series in South Africa, yeah": Nic Maddison opens up on recent South Africa series
Further speaking on the recently concluded South Africa series, Nic Maddison stated that he had a great series and the crowd was not very hostile given the earlier incident that happened back in 2018. The fans still talk about the Sandpaper Gate Scandal everywhere, from the airports to the general public walking down the streets.
He added, "Having a great series in South Africa, yeah, obviously the crowds weren't as hostile maybe as what people expected, but that stuff's still there every day at airports and the general public making comments here and there, so I guess over time would still wear them down, and to just pop up again at the start of the summer, going into a pretty big six months for the teams, obviously probably disappointing for those guys."
Nic Maddison did not have the best of series as he scored 10 runs only once in four innings since his surprise return to the Australia team. He would want to have a better domestic season and come back strong again to the side.
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