Usman Khawaja urges Australian selectors to try him in ODIs – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s Test squad over the last few months, but the Pakistan-born batsman is yet to find his feet in the limited-over formats of the game.
Saddened by the notion that he is good only for Test cricket, Khawaja has pushed national selectors to bring him into the One-Day side, arguing that he has the temperament to score quickly.
His strike rate in the longest version of the sport is just 36.19 but the 24-year-old batsman is confident about his ability to come up with better stats in 50-over cricket.
Khawaja is likely to take part in the second Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SE-Marsh-c2470 is still suffering from a back injury. The Aussie batting line-up performed terribly in the opening match and crumpled for just 47 runs in the second innings at Cape Town.
Khawaja’s immediate challenge will be to lift his side in the next battle against the Proteas, but he reveals his long-term plans, saying that he wants the Oz selection panel to give him an opportunity to prove his mettle in the One Day format.
"The good batsmen will always score runs in any form and the good bowlers will take wickets regardless of the format. I've made the Test squad, but it's also my goal to play one-day cricket for Australia. I keep aiming for that," the Sydney Morning Herald
quoted Khawaja, as saying.
His phenomenal strike rate of 127.95 in Twenty20s indicates that Khawaja has the ability to accelerate according to the situation. Although, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 batsman has been doing well in the List A matches, he believes that there is still a lot of hard
work required to be a member of national ODI setup.
"I was happy to get my chance to play Test cricket, and hopefully I can get a few more opportunities to do well there and make a career out of that. Test cricket will always remain the priority, but I'd also like to be in the one-day squad and I hope with
a bit more hard work I might get there,” he added.
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