The 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal, also known as Sandpapergate, was a cricket cheating scandal surrounding the Australian national cricket team. In March 2018, during the third Test match aga
Steve Smith (left) and David Warner (right) were banned by Cricket Australia for 12 months from international and domestic cricket while Cameron Bancroft (not shown) was banned for 9 months
Darren Lehmann stepped down after the fourth Test against South Africa following the controversy
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David Andrew Warner is an Australian former international cricketer, captain of Big Bash League team Sydney Thunder and captain of Pakistan Super League team Karachi Kings. A left-handed opening batte
2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal
…caught by television cameras trying to rough up one side of the ball with sandpaper to make it swing in flight. Captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were found to be involved and both received unprecedented sanctions from Cricket Australia. Although he was found not to have been directly involved…
Warner in 2014
Warner playing for New South Wales in 2011.
Warner on his T20 International debut against South Africa in 2009
Warner celebrating his century in the fifth ODI against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2016