Defiant Khawaja defends re-igniting ball-tampering scandal
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ৮ নভে, ২০২৬
Usman Khawaja insisted Sunday he did not "throw anyone under the bus" by claiming the entire Australian team was in on the 2018 "Sandpapergate" plot and defended taking eight years to go public
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Dhaka Tribune (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- The retired batsman re-ignited the infamous ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town on Saturday ahead of the release of his autobiography this week, where a chapter is dedicated to the issue.
- He alleged that it was not just Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft -- who were all subsequently banned -- who were responsible.
- That's the first time I tried to come out." Khawaja said he again almost spoke up in 2021 when bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon all denied publicly that they knew about the ball-tampering.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
“He alleged that it was not just Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft -- who were all subsequently banned -- who were responsible.”
A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
Synonyms: life story, memoir
“The retired batsman re-ignited the infamous ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town on Saturday ahead of the release of his autobiography this week, where a chapter is dedicated to the issue.”
Having a bad reputation, disreputable; notoriously bad, unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something bad.
“The retired batsman re-ignited the infamous ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town on Saturday ahead of the release of his autobiography this week, where a chapter is dedicated to the issue.”
Following, afterwards in either time or place.
Synonyms: as a result, whence, ensuingly, followingly
“He alleged that it was not just Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft -- who were all subsequently banned -- who were responsible.”
To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
Synonyms: interfere
“The retired batsman re-ignited the infamous ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town on Saturday ahead of the release of his autobiography this week, where a chapter is dedicated to the issue.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
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Usman Khawaja insisted Sunday he did not "throw anyone under the bus" by claiming the entire Australian team was in on the 2018 "Sandpapergate" plot and defended taking eight years to go public.
The retired batsman re-ignited the infamous ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town on Saturday ahead of the release of his autobiography this week, where a chapter is dedicated to the issue.
He alleged that it was not just Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft -- who were all subsequently banned -- who were responsible.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.Usman Khawaja insisted Sunday he did not "throw anyone under the bus" by claiming the entire Australian team was in on the _____ "Sandpapergate" plot and defended taking eight years to go public.
Question 2: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
2.The retired batsman re-ignited the infamous ball-tampering _____ in Cape Town on Saturday ahead of the release of his autobiography this week, where a chapter is dedicated to the issue.
Question 3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
3.He alleged that it was not just Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft -- who were all subsequently banned -- who were responsible.
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