Australian opener Usman Khawaja has revealed that he requested Cameron Green for a hug after he accomplished his century on the primary day of the fourth Test towards India on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Speaking after the sport, Khawaja mentioned, “It was a psychological battle greater than something. You have to preserve doing it for a very long time. With the helmet in my proper hand, I instructed him (Green) to excessive 5 (his After the century) simply hug me as an alternative. I haven’t got any superstitions, I did a bit of stretching within the morning and I used to be able to go.
“Quite a lot of emotion in that. It’s been an extended journey, attending to the hundred. Being an Aussie you at all times wish to do that. This may be very particular. Travis Head takes the brand new ball down. He was chewing on them. It was nice to see it from the opposite finish. It was such a very good wicket, I did not wish to give away my wicket.
stumps on the primary day of the fourth #INDvAUS Examination!
2️⃣ wickets within the ultimate session as Australia finish the opening day with 255/4 on the board.
We’ll be again tomorrow as one other motion packed day awaits💪
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Australia’s rating was 255 runs for 4 wickets. Openers Khawaja and Cameron Green have been taking part in on 104 and 49 respectively.
After skipper Steve Smith opted to bat, Australia began nicely with the pair of Khawaja and Travis Head including 61 runs for the primary wicket.
R Ashwin gave India the primary breakthrough by dismissing Head for 32 runs. Between Smith’s dismissal by Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami bowled Marnus Labuschagne (3) and Peter Handscomb (17) in two lovely deliveries.
India is forward 2-1 within the sequence.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
