T20 World Cup 2024: After Indias top-notch performance against Australia in T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistans former cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq has made serious allegations against Rohit Sharma and his team. India won comfortably against Australia and secured their semi-final spot on Monday. Rohit Sharmas explosive 92 helped India in 26-run victory. Meanwhile, Pakistan faced defeat against India. Rubbing salt to the wound, the USA handed 5 5-run defeat in the Super Over, which eliminated Pakistan from the T20 World Cup. Inzamam-ul-Haq put India bowlers under scrutinyAfter this conundrum, Inzamam-ul-Haq has alleged Indias star bowler Arshdeep Singh of ball tampering. The former Pakistan skipper alleged that something was done to the ball after Indias left-hand pacer was generating reverse-swing against Australia. Notably, Arshdeep dismissed three batters in the do-or-die clash, which forced Australia to eliminate. In his first over, he dismissed David Warner in the very first over. The other two wickets came in the 18th over by dismissing Matthew Wade and Tim David. Arshdeeps last two overs seemed problematic for Inzamam. In a video that is going viral on social media, he urged Umpires to keep their eyes open. Watch the video here: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam Ul Haq accuses Arshdeep Singh and Indian team of ball tampering against Australia. He wants ICC to open their eyes 🇵🇰🇮🇳🤯Saleem Malik agrees to the point too. Is this true pic.twitter.com/v6LWTciWgT— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) June 25, 2024What has Inzamam-ul-Haq saidSpeaking on the World Cup Hungama show on Pakistans 24 News channel, the former cricketer said, You cant overlook that when Arshdeep Singh was bowling the 15th over, the ball was already reverse-swinging. Isnt it a bit early for the new ball to start reversing It was prepared to reverse by the 12th-13th over. The umpires need to stay vigilant. We know a thing or two about reverse swing, so if Arshdeep Singh managed to get the ball to reverse swing, some work must have been done on it.Previous incidents of ball tamperingThis is not the first instance that the Indian team or its players have faced ball-tampering accusations. In 2001, Indian cricket was shaken when Sachin Tendulkar was suspended for a match by referee Mike Denness after cameras caught him scuffing the balls seam during a Test match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Similarly, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was banned for two T20Is for ball-tampering he was caught on camera biting the ball during a 2010 ODI against Australia at the WACA.Australian ball-tampering scandalHowever, the most notorious incident remains the 2018 sandpaper gate scandal. Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner, and Cameron Bancroft faced severe punishments for using sandpaper on the ball during the Cape Town Test against South Africa.
