LATEST UPDATES

Anantnag, Pulwama declared Tuberculosis free, Srinagar gets gold

Precious Kashmir 21/03/2023

Night temp drops in J&K, below sub-zero in Pahalgam, Gulmarg

Precious Kashmir 21/03/2023

WWD-2023: KU organises workshop on ‘Water and Sanitation’

Precious Kashmir 20/03/2023

KU, Srinagar Police organise cultural festival; student performances enthrall audience

Precious Kashmir 20/03/2023

Singer collapses while performing in Srinagar, hospitalised

Precious Kashmir 20/03/2023

Job melas aimed to provide better employment opportunities to youth: Div Com

Precious Kashmir 20/03/2023

2 residential houses attached in Bandipora for ‘sheltering militants’

Precious Kashmir 20/03/2023

Scattered light, moderate rain likely in J&K in next 24 hrs

Indo Asian News Service 20/03/2023

SIU raids Lashkar commander’s house in Pulwama

Precious Kashmir 20/03/2023

Mudslide, shooting stones disrupt traffic on Sgr-Jmu highway in Ramban

Precious Kashmir 20/03/2023

J&K Veterinary Doctors Association holds General Body Meeting

Precious Kashmir 19/03/2023

Security Cover to Conman: No intelligence failure but a mistake, says ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar

Precious Kashmir 19/03/2023
  • Need to change our mindset

    Roscoe Pound’s Theory of Social Engineering

    1154 shares
    Share 462 Tweet 289
  • International conference on ‘Recent Advances in Business, Management and Data Analytics’ starts at KU

    496 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • Strategic Sgr-Leh highway thrown open for traffic in record 68 days

    495 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • KU VC inaugurates 4-day gender sensitisation programme for administrative officers, staff

    495 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • Post ceasefire agreement, BSF, Pak Rangers share harmony, friendship on Zero Line in Jammu’s Suchetgarh

    542 shares
    Share 217 Tweet 136
  • 40K J&K women earn over Rs 1 lakh a year: Mission Dir J&KRLM

    494 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • All England Open: Sindhu suffers first-round exit; Gayatri-Treesa pair advances to Round 2

    494 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • Home
  • Front
  • Jammu & Kashmir
    • City
  • Anchor stories
  • Business
  • Sports
  • National
  • World
  • Opinion
    • Edit
    • Interviews
    • Letters
  • epaper
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
PRECIOUS KASHMIR
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Front
  • Jammu & Kashmir
    • City
  • Anchor stories
  • Business
  • Sports
  • National
  • World
  • Opinion
    • Edit
    • Interviews
    • Letters
  • epaper
Precious Kashmir
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports

Getting hundred in India is what you want to tick off: Usman Khawaja

Indo Asian News Service by Indo Asian News Service
10/03/2023
in Sports
2 min read
Getting hundred in India is what you want to tick off: Usman Khawaja
FacebookTwitterWhatsappEmail

Ahmedabad: Australia’s left-handed opener Usman Khawaja stated getting a century in India was very special for him as it was something which he wanted to tick off as a Test cricket playing batter.

After Australia elected to bat first on a nice batting pitch, Khawaja kept his calm, played late and with soft hands to hit 15 fours in his 251-ball stay for a fine 104 not out. It is also Australia’s first century of the ongoing tour, which came on the last over before stumps.

“It was a lot of emotion in that. I have been to India on two tours before this, and carried the drinks in all eight Test matches. It was a long journey, and to finally get a hundred in India, as an Australian, that’s what you want to do, it’s what you want to tick off, so it’s very special,” said Khawaja at the end of day’s play to broadcasters.

Khawaja was also involved in a 61-run opening stand with Travis Head, setting the base for Australia reaching 255/4 at stumps on day one. “Head took down the new ball initially at the start and we didn’t say anything as he was just smacking. My plan was to take a single and get him on strike. But it was pretty good to watch that.”
For Khawaja, anything fuller or on pads from spinners was met with a neat glance. There were no premeditated strokes or sweeps on offer. He rarely attacked outside the off stump, but made full use of anything coming overpitched in the afternoon session, which was also the first wicketless session of the series.

“It was such a nice wicket; I just didn’t want to give my wicket away. Pretty much all times I just wanted to hit over, which is what I normally do in the sub-continent. But today was like, try to get me out. It was a mental battle more than anything.”

“You need to put your ego away. You need to keep doing it for a long time, and just follow the processes and keep batting for the team as longer as possible. I’ve got no superstitions… just run through, stretch,” he added.

Khawaja’s superb efforts got him praise from former Australia opener Matthew Hayden, who was on commentary duties. “He’s yielded the dividends of great patience today, 246 deliveries just a testimony to his concentration and skill.”

“He’s looked very much in control in this series. This is what was needed, a hundred. He needs to get a big hundred as well, bat once and bat India out of the game.”
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri echoed in the same vein. “Runs have not been easy. He’s had to fight for every single.”

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Related

Share197Tweet123SendSend
Indo Asian News Service

Indo Asian News Service

  • Need to change our mindset

    Roscoe Pound’s Theory of Social Engineering

    1154 shares
    Share 462 Tweet 289
  • International conference on ‘Recent Advances in Business, Management and Data Analytics’ starts at KU

    496 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • Strategic Sgr-Leh highway thrown open for traffic in record 68 days

    495 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • KU VC inaugurates 4-day gender sensitisation programme for administrative officers, staff

    495 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • Post ceasefire agreement, BSF, Pak Rangers share harmony, friendship on Zero Line in Jammu’s Suchetgarh

    542 shares
    Share 217 Tweet 136
  • 40K J&K women earn over Rs 1 lakh a year: Mission Dir J&KRLM

    494 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
  • All England Open: Sindhu suffers first-round exit; Gayatri-Treesa pair advances to Round 2

    494 shares
    Share 198 Tweet 124
Precious Kashmir

Copyright © 2020 Precious Kashmir.

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise with Us
  • Terms of Service

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Front
  • Jammu & Kashmir
    • City
  • Anchor stories
  • Business
  • Sports
  • National
  • World
  • Opinion
    • Edit
    • Interviews
    • Letters
  • epaper

Copyright © 2020 Precious Kashmir.