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.
Shaun Marsh, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Marcus Harris have gone missing from the Cricket Australia list.
Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Joe Burns, Kane Richardson and Matthew Wade are the six new names in the list.
Khawaja took to the microblogging website Twitter to share a crucial message for the masses and asked them to take the health threat seriously.
Despite being one of the leading run-scorers in the 50-over game for Australia in 2019, Khawaja was overlooked for the India tour.
Australia head coach Justin Langer revealed Usman Khawaja and James Pattinson were set to play in the opening Ashes encounter.
