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How an absolute fluke exposed the Sandpapergate scandal
The infamous 2018 Sandpapergate ball-tampering scandal involving the Australian cricket team was exposed by a combination of sheer luck and vigilant television broadcasting during a Test match in Cape Town. Alvin Naicker, the live broadcast director for SuperSport, revealed that the cheating plot was uncovered purely by chance when a cameraman kept his lens focused on fielder Cameron Bancroft between deliveries.