Tim Paine, in his book, has accused South Africa of tampering with the ball after the infamous sandpaper-gate scandal in 2018. This came after Faf du Plessis’ statements in the South African cricketer’s autobiography. On that note, in this article, we take a look at how Twitter reacted after Tim Paine accused South Africa of ball-tampering after the sandpaper-gate scandal.
Tim Paine accuses South Africa of ball tampering after sandpaper-gate
The sandpaper event was a blot in the history of Australian cricket. It brought down some famous figures in the sport. Now, after four years, Tim Paine had some startling revelations. In his autobiography, Paine said, “I saw it happen in the fourth Test of that series. Think about that. After everything that had happened in Cape Town, after all the headlines and bans and carry on.”
He added, “I was standing at the bowlers’ end in the next Test when a shot came up on the screen of a South African player at mid-off having a huge crack at the ball.”
Paine continued, “The television director, who had played an active role in catching out Cam, immediately pulled the shot off the screen. We went to the umpires about it, which might seem a bit poor, but we’d been slaughtered and were convinced they’d been up to it since the first Test. But the footage got lost. As it would.”
Twitter reacts to the former Australian skipper’s accusation
Tim Paine has been a controversial figure in recent months. With this revelation, the wicket-keeper has further got himself into the limelight. Here is what Twitter had to say about Paine’s latest revelation:
Tim Paine has accused South Africa of ball tampering in the match right after the Newlands Test, where Australia was rocked by the sandpaper-gate scandal
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 25, 2022
typical Aussie revelation..
— Aniruddha Nayak (@Mbbsnibbi420) October 25, 2022
Tim Paine’s book vs Faf’s book could be the best series of the year. https://t.co/vCUJ9kuy1P
— Kooks (@Kookie_Kuhle) October 25, 2022
https://t.co/Z0SGM5FxFv pic.twitter.com/fgu4FwlcGi
— PSN | Stevie Wonder (@steveoo242) October 25, 2022
I think everyone knows better than to take anything Tim Paine says seriously. pic.twitter.com/6v6PZ39UkN
— ElectricWickets (@ElectricWickets) October 25, 2022
#TimPaine and #FafDuPlessis talking about ball tampering in their books. Crickets ‘dirty little secret’.
— Rahul Puri (@rahulpuri) October 25, 2022
Looks like Tim Paine wanna gain some limelight after not getting a chance in the Australian side 😂
— Subhan Shaikh 🇮🇳 (@subhansk08) October 25, 2022
