IND vs AUS: Usman Khwaja Century vs India – Usman Khawaja and Australia were the highlights of Day 1 of India vs Australia 4th Test at Ahmedabad. The Australian opener showcased his gritty batting skills as he registered his maiden Test century against India. He also became the first Aussie batter to register a century in the ongoing Border Gavaskar series. Among other milestones, he also became the second player to play out an entire day in India since 2013. Follow India vs Australia LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
IND vs AUS: Usman Khawaja STAR on Day 1, SLAMS Maiden Ton against India breaking several Milestones – Check Out
Khawaj’s batting heroics speaks volume of his skill. While he already has two half-centuries and now a ton, on the other, India’s top batters, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar have managed just 2 fifties in Test cricket at home since the January of 2021.
Batting first Khawaja gave the visitors a strong start. The Pakistani-born batter then went on to build a partnership with skipper Steve Smith and then ended the day on a strong note with middle-order batter Cameron Green who now remains unbeaten on 49.
Uswan Khawaj’s score at the end of Day 1 reads 104 runs with 15 glorious boundaries.
Hundred for Usman Khawaja, the best Australian batsman in BGT 2023, has been terrific in Asia.
He is the first Australian to score a hundred in this BGT. pic.twitter.com/QT0EKPzaOx
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 9, 2023
IND vs AUS: Usman Khawaja STAR on Day 1, SLAMS Maiden Ton against India breaking several Milestones – Check Out
Usman Khwaja against India in Test Cricket
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
| 2018-2023 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 455 | 104* | 35 | 1142 | 39.84 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
Getting his first Test century against India in the series was very special for the batter. The Aussie opener became emotional and went on to pour his thoughts after the end of the day’s play.
“A lot of emotion in that. Has been a long journey, getting a hundred, as an Australian you always want to do that. It’s very special. Head took the new ball down. He was smacking them. Was pretty good to watch that from the other end. It was such a nice wicket, I didn’t want to give my wicket away,” he said.
“It was a mental battle more than anything else. You need to keep doing it for a long time. I had the helmet in my right hand, I told him (Green) just me a hug, instead of a high five (following his century). I have no superstitions, I stretched a bit in the morning and I was ready to go,” Khawaja concluded.
IND vs AUS: Usman Khawaja STAR on Day 1, SLAMS Maiden Ton against India breaking several Milestones – Check Out
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