I didn't cheat: Faf du Plessis claims his innocence

Faf du Plessis

“I was trying to keep the ball as dry as possible. As the footage showed, I was on the rough side of the ball, and I’ll be the first to admit that I was working it far too close to my zip. That’s obviously what the third umpire saw on TV.” – Faf du Plessis today finally came out claiming his innocence in the ball tampering issue during the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai.

Du Plessis denied the charges of cheating and offered his saying”that’s not the kind of person I am.” However, he also said that “I’ll be the first to admit that I was working it far too close to my zip.”

The South Africans were handed out a 5 run penalty and the ball was changed after the 30th over of Pakistan’s second innings, when the on-field umpires identified du Plessis trying to alter the condition of the ball. Du Plessis was later booked under law 42 and fined 50% of his match fee.