{"id":62683,"date":"2026-11-12T02:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T02:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/you-cannot-sandpaper-the-truth-selectively-or-partially\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T02:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T02:38:51","slug":"you-cannot-sandpaper-the-truth-selectively-or-partially","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/you-cannot-sandpaper-the-truth-selectively-or-partially\/","title":{"rendered":"You cannot sandpaper the truth selectively or partially"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Usman Khawaja\u2019s book Sabr <\/i>has two powerful forces that ensured enormous publicity before publication: truth-telling and marketing.\u00a0
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So now we know the answer to the question that is asked in the wake of any scandal, political, social or sporting: Who knew? And when did they know? The answers, in the ball-tampering case known as Sandpapergate are, respectively, \u2018everybody\u2019 and \u2018well before the act.\u2019<\/p>\n

Usman Khawaja\u2019s book Sabr <\/i>has two powerful forces that ensured enormous publicity before publication: truth-telling and marketing. The former has helped the latter in an era when players\u2019 memoirs, press conferences and interviews are models of blandness and evasion. Everything was hunky-dory, a good time was had by all, playing for the country is the greatest honour, we once fooled a coach by staying out late and not getting caught, so-and-so had a great sense of humour\u2026.the trope has been long established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published – November 12, 2026 07:30 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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