Former South African captain Faf du Plessis has made the stunning claim that the Proteas suspected Australia of ball-tampering long before the ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal.
News Corpobtained excerpts from the 38-year-old’s autobiography titled, ‘Faf: Through Fire’, which is scheduled to be released to the public on October 28.
In it, du Plessis writes that the South African team started spying on Australian fielders through binoculars in the changeroom, such was their suspicions of potential ball tampering.
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He claimed that South Africa suspected Australia of ball tampering from the first Test of the series, something which News Corp claims is “vehemently disputed” by Australian sources.
“During the first…
