Recently Ashes hero and Australian batsman Usman Khawaja on Wednesday shared a video of singer-songwriter Paul Kelly’s music, which pays tribute to the double century.
“An Australian legend,” he mentioned whereas sharing the video of Kelly.
“What an honor. Thank you @paulkelly. Love the song, and the shirt. ️#Khwaja #tune #KingKelly.”
Khawaja captured a nation’s coronary heart final week when he scored two centuries on the SCG after being referred to as up for his first Test in two years.
The 35-year-old admitted that he by no means anticipated to play for his nation once more, however then proved the critics mistaken with two sensible innings on his residence deck.
An Australian legend. what an honor. Thank you @paulkelly . Liked the music, and the shirt ️. #Khwaja #Tune #kingkelly I pic.twitter.com/nxnQmmj0xu
— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) 12 January 2022
Kelly’s music particulars the ups and downs of Test cricket and makes reference to Australian batsman David Warner, who grew up enjoying alongside Khawaja.
The left-handed batsman turned solely the sixth Australian batsman to attain two centuries in an Ashes Test. He was Warren Bardsley (136 and 130, on the Oval in 1909), Arthur Morris (124 and 124 not out at Adelaide in 1947), Steve Waugh (197 and 103 at Old Trafford in 1997), Matthew Hayden (197 and 103 on the Gabba in 2002). ), and Steve Smith (144 and 142 at Edgbaston in 2019).
On his Test debut precisely 11 years in the past, Khawaja batted for 2 hours in his first Test innings on the primary day. He scored solely 37 runs, however with the decency with which he scored his runs in an in any other case disappointing workforce efficiency, Australian followers had been satisfied that Ponting had discovered a long-term successor to the No. 3 spot.
Although Khawaja’s Test profession hasn’t been as spectacular as initially anticipated, nor did he actually seize the No. 3 place, the 44-Test legend made a comeback after a niche of two years in a stellar style. .
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
