Even in professional sports, cheating isn't all that uncommon. But very rarely is the actual act caught on camera and broadcast on the big screen where everyone can see it. Too bad for the Australian men's cricket team 'cause that's what exactly happened to them. Australian player Cameron Bancroft was caught rubbing a cricket ball with a piece of sandpaper. To make matters worse, he tried to hide the sandpaper by shoving it down the front of his pants. The cameras caught it and even replayed it in slow motion. A total of three Australian cricket players were identified as having prior knowledge of the tampering plans. They were team captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner, and Bancroft. This incident that involved players tampering with the ball is widely renowned as 'Sandpapergate.' Smith and Warner received 12-month suspensions while Bancroft received a nine-month suspension. Did you know that the ICC (International Cricket Council) was forced to review player behavior sanctions after 'Sandpapergate?'

Australia's ball-tampering during the Third Test against the South African cricket team was the last straw for the ICC. ICC chief executive David Richardson said "the game needs to have a hard look at itself" when it comes to discipline. Aside from that, there have been other high-profile incidents that have happened in recent memory. Just like Kagiso Rabada making inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with another player. There's also David Warner being involved in an off-field altercation with Quinton de Kock. On top of that, there's also the incident with the Bangladesh team threatening to walk off the field. The review will focus on reviewing the levels of offense in the ICC code of conduct and the establishment of a \spirit of cricket code.' We can only hope that it all goes well so fans can go back to enjoying competitive cricket games at the ICC Cricket World Cup!