David Warner says Usman Khawaja's version of Australia's 2018 ball-tampering scandal on South African soil is '100% accurate'.
South African cricket is back in the spotlight over the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. David Warner has now vouched for Usman Khawaja's account of what happened when Australia toured the Proteas that year.
The former Australia opener says Khawaja is "100% accurate" in his recollection of events from the series. The endorsement matters because the scandal exploded in Cape Town. It left a stain on a contest that South African fans, players and officials had invested heavily in, and it has never fully faded.
Warner was one of the central figures in the affair. He was handed a lengthy ban from international cricket along with others involved, and the fallout shook Australian cricket to its core. His willingness to back a former teammate's version of events suggests the story still carries weight inside the Australian camp years later.
For South African supporters, the renewed conversation is a reminder of how a home series was overshadowed by controversy off the pitch. Every fresh account from someone who was in that dressing room revives debates about accountability and the integrity of the game. Expect the discussion to keep running.
