Against Sri Lanka at Galle, Usman Khawaja became the second-oldest Australian to hit a double hundred in Test cricket.
Since being promoted to open in Test cricket for the first time in 2016-17, Khawaja took his time to ease into the role, and found himself in and out of the side. However, in the 2020s, he established himself as David Warner’s opening partner, and in 2023, as the best Test opener in the world.
An ordinary series against India at home (he made 184 runs at 20.44 with one fifty) raised concerns over Khawaja’s future, especially with younger alternatives around. However, he responded in his first Test innings after the India series, against Sri Lanka at Galle.
