Cricket Australia Should Have Probed Ball-Tampering Scandal Thoroughly Says Adam Gilchrist

Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has blamed Cricket Australia (CA) for not investigating the 2018 ball-tampering scandal thoroughly due to which questions are still being raised over it. "

"They did not investigate to see whether it was systemic had it been going on and on and on. Around the cricketing globe it was widely accepted a lot of teams were doing it," he said.

Bancroft, who was caught using sandpaper on the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018, got a lengthy ban along with the then captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner after CA investigated the incident.

"Perhaps Cam (Bancroft) did grab the sandpaper on his own accord and walked out there and did not tell anyone. There was an opportunity for CA if they were going to make such a strong statement they needed to do a more thorough investigation to work out where the root of the problem was," said Gilchrist.