England captain Joe Root has refused to comment on fresh Sandpapergate allegations raised by Usman Khawaja in his autobiography. Khawaja claims Australia's wider team was involved in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Root said he did not know what happened inside the Australian dressing room, while Peter Handscomb also declined to discuss the revelations.

Samreen Kaur, now engaged to Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, is an actor and model from Jammu and Kashmir. A Femina Miss India 2018 finalist, she has appeared in films like 83 and Sardaar Ji 2, the web series Nail Polish and music videos featuring popular singers. Her relationship with Arshdeep became public in July 2026.

Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh got engaged to actor-model Samreen Kaur in New Zealand, sharing proposal pictures on Instagram. The couple made their relationship public in July. The engagement coincided with Arshdeep's move from Punjab Kings to Mumbai Indians for IPL 2027 in a trade involving Hardik Pandya. Arshdeep previously took 111 wickets in 96 IPL matches for Punjab.