ICC World Test Championship Final: “Biggest Challenge For Me Throughout My Career With Australia Has Been Fitting In” – Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja, an Australian starting batter, has stated that trying to fit in with the team has been his hardest challenge when competing for his country.

Khawaja views the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final versus India as an additional chance to showcase his talent against a strong foe.

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Usman Khawaja was the first player born in Pakistan to play for Australia in Test cricket when he made his debut for his country in 2011. Since rejoining the club in early 2022, the 36-year-old has regularly contributed to the success of the group.

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Speaking to ICC, Usman Khawaja said: “The biggest challenge for me throughout my career playing for Australia has been fitting in. For me, it is always about fitting in and feeling like I can be myself in the Australian cricket team, and that has taken a little bit of time.

“A little bit of that is earning the respect of my teammates by scoring runs and performing on the field, and the other side is me being myself and comfortable in my own skin.”

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“To do what I want and for the guys in the team to understand and respect who I am as a person. That always takes a certain time when you are trying to change certain structural things around Australian cricket and for me, that has been my biggest hurdle.

“But at the same time, it is something that I am most proud of achieving because I am the first cricketer to be born in Pakistan or to come from a sub-continent background to represent the Australian cricket team. And I am one of few coloured cricketers to ever represent Australia, so it is very proud for me,” Usman Khawaja added.

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“Opening the batting with him has been very special” – Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja, an Australian starting batter, also discussed his friendship with fellow opener David Warner and said they are really close.

“I am one of the few people who can pull Davey into line. I am one of the few people that has that connection with him just to be able to talk to him man to man, person to person, and just get a little bit deeper.

“That is just the respect we have for each other and the love we have for each other because we have done it for a long time. Opening the batting with him has been very special,” Usman Khawaja said.

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Warner, who has amassed over 9000 Test runs, has recently hinted at retirement, stating he may hang up his boots after the Test series against Pakistan next year.

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