South African pace great-turned-pundit Fanie de Villiers is struggling to understand the fresh controversy surrounding Sandpapergate, reignited by Australia batter Usman Khawaja’s new book.

De Villiers, 62, was the first to suspect that the Australians were tampering with the ball during the 2017-18 Test series against South Africa. His suspicions, raised while working on television coverage, prompted cameramen to scrutinise the footage more closely, eventually catching Cameron Bancroft altering the ball during the third Test in Cape Town.