Usman Khawaja made his international debut for Australia seven years ago, in 2011, but is still not guaranteed a place in the three formats despite excelling at the domestic level. On this India tour with Australia A, he wants to change that.
Khawaja, now 31, came along as an attractive 24-year-old in January 2011 but lost his place in the team after 10 innings and two years, having not managed a single half-century. After a two-year hiatus, he came back in November 2015, and impressed with four back-to-back centuries, against New Zealand and the West Indies.
Admitting that the extra weight had led to fitness-related issues, he said, “It’s always been a thing for me, my hamstring and stuff after I did my ACL. It’s taken me a good three years to start to feel good again.”
