David Warner Takes Fresh Jibe At Cricket Australia Amid Sandpaper Gate Controversy

David Warner with Usman Khawaja. [Source - AFP]

David Warner has once again taken aim at Cricket Australia amid the ongoing Sandpaper Gate controversy. The former Australian opener shared a fresh statement on Instagram on Sunday.

Warner's latest post comes a day after his strong allegations against Cricket Australia (CA) over its investigation into the infamous 2018 Cape Town Test ball-tampering scandal.

David Warner Questions Cricket Australia Over Missing Evidence in Sandpaper Gate Investigation

David Warner first questioned Cricket Australia's 2018 investigation in an Instagram post on Saturday, saying that, as far as he knew, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon were not interviewed.

A day later, on Sunday, the former Australian opener shared another post to clarify his earlier remarks, questioning why he was never informed about the bowlers' statements or given all the evidence by Cricket Australia.

"Just to clarify 'As far as I am aware' was the POINT . I was never told the bowlers had been interviewed or provided statements," Warner posted on Instagram on Sunday.

"That information would've been pretty useful when I was forced to make decisions back in 2018. Why weren't we given all the evidence by CA?," he added. 

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David Warner's latest statement adds fuel to the Sandpaper Gate controversy

David Warner's latest comments add another chapter to the Sandpaper Gate saga, which resurfaced after Usman Khawaja made fresh revelations in his autobiography, Sabr. 

Khawaja's revelations brought several former Australian players into the discussion, with Mitchell Starc also dismissing claims that the entire team knew about the ball-tampering incident. 

Warner, meanwhile, backed his former teammate's account publicly from the very start. Australian captain Pat Cummins addressed the media on Friday, rejecting Khawaja's allegations.

Warner later criticised Cummins for rejecting Khawaja's allegations and defending the players involved in the 2018 Cape Town Test. On Saturday, he questioned CA's investigation, saying the bowlers were not interviewed, as far as he knew.

Warner also questioned how CA concluded that the bowlers were not involved. He clarified on Sunday that he was never informed about their interviews or statements, asking why CA did not share all the evidence with him in 2018.

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