Proteas pacer Ngidi shrugs off ball-tampering book revelations: 'We're brushing past those things'

Proteas seamer Lungi Ngidi says they haven't been distracted by the ball-tampering revelations that have come out in books penned by former captains Faf du Plessis and Tim Paine.

Du Plessis captained the Proteas during the acrimonious 2018 'Sandpapergate' Test series between South Africa and Australia which the Proteas won 3-1

Paine took over Australia's leadership after the third Test at Newlands where then-captain Steven Smith, former vice-captain David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were caught on camera altering the condition of the ball.

The Proteas are currently in Australia where they are taking part in the T20 World Cup and will play Bangladesh at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.

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Crucially, they will return to the country in December for a three-Test series that'll not only form part of the World Test Championship, but be the first red-ball engagement between the countries since the infamous 2018 rubber.

Ngidi said it wasn't strange that the matter was raised, but their job was to focus on Thursday's crucial Super 12 game at the SCG.

"We haven't spoken about that and the stuff that the guys are writing is in their own books," Ngidi said.

"We'll see it when we have a chance to read it, but our focus is here and we're brushing past those things.

"I don't find it strange though because it was always going to be spoken about at some point. Guys are retiring and they're writing books and sharing their stories, so it was bound to come back.

"It's come back at a time when there's a lot of media around the tournament, so it does highlight that sort of situation.

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