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Which cricketers have been involved in ball-tampering?
short by Anmol Sharma / on Monday, 30 March, 2026
Several cricketers have faced ball-tampering charges over the years. Australia's Cam Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner were banned for using sandpaper (2018). South Africa's Faf du Plessis was fined twice, for using trouser zip (2013) and mint saliva (2016), Pakistan's Shahid Afridi bit the ball in 2010 and India's Rahul Dravid used a cough lozenge (2004).
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