Australia cricket captain describes Khawaja's Sandpapergate claim as 'utter nonsense'
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
Australia captain Pat Cummins has described as “utter nonsense” claims from ex-teammate Usman Khawaja that he knew about using sandpaper to tamper with a ball in a 2018…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Nov 12, 10:40 PM UTCFirst reportPat Cummins press conference live updates: Australian cricket captain to speak about Usman Khawaja’s ‘Sandpapergate’ claimstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:29 PM UTC+48 min'Utter nonsense', Australia skipper Cummins denies involvement in sandpaper plotchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:37 PM UTC+57 min'Utter nonsense': Pat Cummins dismisses Khawaja sandpaper claims1news.co.nz ↗
- Nov 13, 1:16 AM UTC+3 h· you’re reading thisAustralia cricket captain describes Khawaja's Sandpapergate claim as 'utter nonsense'japantoday.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 1:16 AM UTC · +3 h
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Cummins response to Khawaja's Sandpapergate claims, including a live blog that previews the same press conference, with no conflicting facts.
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