November 11, 2026 — 10:41am

Usman Khawaja has pulled out of television and radio interviews to promote his controversial book after being grilled by Sarah Ferguson on the ABC’s 7.30 program , during which he failed to answer key questions about Sandpapergate.

Following the bruising TV interview on Tuesday night, Khawaja has informed his publisher, Penguin, that he will no longer participate in television or radio appearances as part of the publicity campaign for his book, Sabr .

While Khawaja is still expected to appear on podcasts, it would appear he is reluctant to face further questioning about who knew what during Australia’s infamous 2018 Test tour of South Africa .

Penguin was contacted for comment.

As a former Test batsman, Khawaja faced some of the world’s most fearsome fast bowlers during his cricketing career for Australia.

But putting the pads on to face Ferguson proved a different challenge altogether.

On the day his controversial book was released, Khawaja spent much of his interview…