Cricket Australia rejects reopening ball-tampering case after Khawaja’s claims

Summary

• SYDNEY:Cricket Australia has ruled out reopening its investigation into the controversial ball-tampering scandal, insisting there is no compelling reason to revisit the case despite fresh comments and revelations by former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja.
• In response to the renewed debate, Cricket Australia had previously issued a statement expressing satisfaction with the investigation conducted into the incident.
• However, Greenberg’s latest comments suggest that Cricket Australia has no intention of reopening the investigation, despite the renewed attention generated by Khawaja’s statements.

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SYDNEY:Cricket Australia has ruled out reopening its investigation into the controversial ball-tampering scandal, insisting there is no compelling reason to revisit the case despite fresh comments and revelations by former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja.

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said the governing body saw little benefit in revisiting past events and believed the original investigation had been handled appropriately.