Usman Khawa’s Australian opener has opened its plans to withdraw from the test cricken ahead of the upcoming two -game series in Sri Lanka. Khawaja stated that he was still eager to continue playing as long as he could contribute effectively, adding that he was not trying to think too much in advance.
Khawaja was last seen in action during a five-match test series against India, where the team led by Pat Cummins secured a 3-1 victory. The left-handed hitcar scored 184 runs with a bad average of 20.44, with only one Half-certuria in ten changes. Jasprit Bumrah kicked him six times in nine changes.
There will be a lot of transition – USMAN KHAWAJA
Khawa’s USman has recognized the inevitable changes in the test crice over the next three to four years. Khawaja said he wanted to play for as long as he could, but he added that if the selectors think it was time to withdraw, to respect their decision and elegantly leave.
“There will be a lot of transition over the next three to four years,” Khawai said.
“I’m pretty harmonized with that and I still want to play and want to continue playing as much as I can. But I also know that the right time could come up to slip. If I still play and menus are like, ‘we feel it has come, that’ Yes, ‘let me know and I can slip,’ “he added.
The Australian team for the upcoming two -game series emphasizes the preparation of the team for the transitional phase. Among the XI players who secured victory in the Indian series in Sydney, only a statement was under 30. Cooper Connolly and Nathan McSweeney added to the series for the series.
I’d Still like to play the ashes at bar minimum – USman Khawai
The USman Khawaja is a hesitant to determine a specific deadline for retirement, but he hopes to be part of the Australian team for the ASHES series against England 2025/26. The South stated that it was better to take ‘one summer at the same time’ than to plan more than that.
“There are definitely those thoughts (giving up in Sydney) in my head, I’m not afraid to talk about it. I’m a man,” Khawai said.
“I would still like to play for Ashese on a minimum. I try not to think too much in advance, this is as in advance as I will think. As long as we win, I still contribute, my body still feels good, for me it is more like one summer (Instead of withdrawing after Ashes). “
It was a relationship of love and hatred – USman Khawai
This 38-year-old should open a match for Australia in the series, given his strong performance during the 2023 India tour, where he was the top scorer. Khawaja, who had previously faced criticism for his record in Asia, now feels more relaxed with the natural ups and downs of the crisletks.
“(Playing on the subcontinent) is a relationship of love and hatred,” he said.
“(But) there will be moments when you will achieve running, moments when you are not going to run.
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