No guarantees in cricket: Khawaja’s advice to opening partner McSweeny
“There’re no guarantees in cricket...but he doesn't have to do anything different,” Khawaja said.
“There’re no guarantees in cricket...but he doesn't have to do anything different,” Khawaja said.
Test opener Usman Khawaja became the first high-profile cricketer from Australia to express his opinion on Cricket Australia’s refusal to play bilateral cricket with Afghanistan although is sympathetic to the human rights issues for women stemming from the Taliban rule.
"Well done Brother. Better team on the day. You boys are an inspiration for so many back home and abroad. So sad we can't see you all play in Australia," Khawaja posted on X.
Representing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), that ended as the fourth best team in the season, Maxwell endured a forgettable campaign with the bat, scoring just 52 runs from 10 matches.
Spitting blood, Khawaja felt his cheekbones and upper jaw before heading out of the arena with medical personnel.
The 33-year-old Khawaja was recently left out of the Australia's annual list of contracted players after he was dropped midway through last year's Ashes.
On their previous tour Down Under, India had won a Test series in Australia for the first time.
Khawaja said the lack of quality tweakers could leave the nation exposed like it was after Shane Warne's retirement.
Khawaja's omission was one of the biggest talking points when CA announced its central contact list for 2020/21.
Announcing the names of the players with the contract, the chief selector had himself admitted that the exclusion of Usman Khawaja was a major decision.
