New Delhi [India], Australia's World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke dismissed David Warner's recent claims on the sandpaper gate scandal, saying he was the only player to bear the brunt of it.
Clarke acknowledged the pressure Warner faced, but said other players such as Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith had also been affected by the scandal.
"I understand where Davey comes from. I think parts of what he said are quite fair. I just don't think he got the timing right.I don't think it's fair to say he's the only guy who has faced it. "I think Cameron Bancroft has definitely faced it and that's why he's in the Australian Test team," Michael Clarke said on ESPN. No, obviously Steve Smith faced it and lost the captaincy of Australia." Around the wicket.
The infamous ball tampering scandal occurred during the Cape Town Test between The Baggy Greens and South Africa in 2018 and saw the explosive opening batsman handed a one-year ban from competitive cricket and a lifetime ban from captaincy.
Then-captain Steve Smith and his deputy Warner, along with opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, were involved in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018. Warner and Smith were banned from cricket for a year by Cricket Australia (CA). Bancroft, meanwhile, faced a nine-month suspension from cricket.This is when Warner talked about the scam and said that he has always been the only person who has ever faced this issue.
"Coming back since 2018, I'm probably the only person who has faced a lot of criticism. Be it people who don't like the Australian cricket team or don't like me, I've always been that person. "coped with it," Warner told reporters ahead of Australia's Super 8 clash with Bangladesh via Fox Sports.
The left-handed batsman appealed to have his lifetime captaincy ban lifted following the retirement of Aaron Finch. However, Cricket Australia rejected Warner's request when the team was looking for a new white-ball captain following Finch's retirement.Clarke further said that other players of the team would like this not to be talked about right now.
"Davey has coped with it, there's certainly no doubt about that. I don't think the timing is probably right. I think it probably would have been better suited at the end of the World Cup rather than the middle of the World Cup. Maybe the team There are other players in the U.S. who would prefer not to talk about it right now,” Clarke said.Australia is currently participating in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 which is taking place in the West Indies and the United States. The men in yellow have qualified for the Super 8s of the marquee event and will take on Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda on Friday.
Clarke acknowledged the pressure Warner faced, but said other players such as Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith had also been affected by the scandal.
"I understand where Davey comes from. I think parts of what he said are quite fair. I just don't think he got the timing right.I don't think it's fair to say he's the only guy who has faced it. "I think Cameron Bancroft has definitely faced it and that's why he's in the Australian Test team," Michael Clarke said on ESPN. No, obviously Steve Smith faced it and lost the captaincy of Australia." Around the wicket.
The infamous ball tampering scandal occurred during the Cape Town Test between The Baggy Greens and South Africa in 2018 and saw the explosive opening batsman handed a one-year ban from competitive cricket and a lifetime ban from captaincy.
Then-captain Steve Smith and his deputy Warner, along with opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, were involved in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018. Warner and Smith were banned from cricket for a year by Cricket Australia (CA). Bancroft, meanwhile, faced a nine-month suspension from cricket.This is when Warner talked about the scam and said that he has always been the only person who has ever faced this issue.
"Coming back since 2018, I'm probably the only person who has faced a lot of criticism. Be it people who don't like the Australian cricket team or don't like me, I've always been that person. "coped with it," Warner told reporters ahead of Australia's Super 8 clash with Bangladesh via Fox Sports.
The left-handed batsman appealed to have his lifetime captaincy ban lifted following the retirement of Aaron Finch. However, Cricket Australia rejected Warner's request when the team was looking for a new white-ball captain following Finch's retirement.Clarke further said that other players of the team would like this not to be talked about right now.
"Davey has coped with it, there's certainly no doubt about that. I don't think the timing is probably right. I think it probably would have been better suited at the end of the World Cup rather than the middle of the World Cup. Maybe the team There are other players in the U.S. who would prefer not to talk about it right now,” Clarke said.Australia is currently participating in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 which is taking place in the West Indies and the United States. The men in yellow have qualified for the Super 8s of the marquee event and will take on Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda on Friday.
