Thrilling New South Wales batsman Usman Khawaja has gained a call-up to the Australian Test squad at just 23, a young age for an Australian batsman to be blooded into a Test squad.
If Khawaja was to be selected for the first Test against at Lords, it would be a match close to his heart, as he is of Pakistani origin and was born in the bustling city of Islamabad.
On statistics alone, he is certainly worthy of a place in the Test line-up- last season he scored 698 runs in Sheffield Shield with three hundreds at an average of 63.45. What's more, he averaged 41 in the Ford Ranger Cup (limited overs competition) this summer. He is also very prepared for the mental side of Test cricket and is a technically gifted strokemaker.
One thing's for sure: I will certainly be tuning in to see Khawaja and Mohammad Aamer battle it out. I would also like to see him try beat Umar Akmal as a high scorer for the two-Test series
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