Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa raised a lot of eyebrows when he was spotted putting hands inside his pocket several times and then rubbing the ball during the World🌞 Cup 2019 clash against India at The Oval in London on Sunday.
The videos and pictures of Zampa rub🐲bing the ball each time after he put his hands inside the pocket went viral on social media. Zampa was seen taking some♋thing out of his pocket before bowling.
Fans on social media immedia⛦tely⭕ started to talk about the incident and some even claimed that Zampa was tampering the ball.
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But Australia captain Aaron Finch after the match made it clear that Zampa had hand warmers in his pockets, which he carries in every game. Zampa didn’t pick a single wicket in the match and conceded 50 runs off his 6 overs.
“I haven’t seen the photos, but I know that he has hand warmers in his pocket. He has them every single game he plays. I honestly haven’t seen them, so I can’t comment too much on it. But I know for a fact that he has hand warmers every game,” Finch said at the post-match press conference after Australia’s 36-run loss against India.
The inc𓆉ident occurred a little overܫ a year after then Australia captain Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft colluded to alter the condition of a ball in a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town.
Bancroft was subsequently banned from playing cricket for ninth months, while Smith and Warner – who are now back in the Australia team – both received 12-month bans.
