Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja backed his new opening accomplice Nathan McSweeney, urging him to play his personal recreation in opposition to India in Perth fairly than attempting to ape David Warner, who was a “special player” in his personal proper. Approaching his thirty eighth birthday, Khawaja, a veteran of 73 Tests with almost 5 and half thousand runs and 15 tons, additionally believed that needing to attain runs at a fast clip is nothing however an city delusion, and suggested McSweeney to simply “repeat the process” which has labored for him until date.
“I don’t know where this myth started that you needed someone to score really fast. As an opener you’re trying to score runs and you’ve got five days to do it. We didn’t have one Test match go for five days, last year. Opening is as much about scoring runs and just being able to absorb that time,” Khawaja was quoted as saying by information.com.au.
Talking about Warner, Khawaja stated that not everyone seems to be as gifted as his former opening accomplice, who may change gears comfy within the conventional format.
“Davey (Warner) was special. He could score runs while absorbing. He could sometimes score 100 of 100 balls but he didn’t do it every time. Sometimes it took him 170, 180 balls to get that 100.
“He was constant, he was on the market, he was setting a platform for guys later to return in and rating runs. Those two are each essential issues,” Khawaja said.
Khawaja is confident that besides scoring runs at a fair clip, McSweeney also has the ability to bat time.
“I feel Nathan does that actually nicely. He can rating runs, however he may also bat time. They’re actually necessary aspects to have in Test cricket if you wish to set video games up.” Khawaja warned McSweeney that there were “no ensures in cricket” but said that the 25-year-old batter didn’t “need to do something totally different” in the Test arena.
“You simply attempt to repeat the method. . The solely factor that actually adjustments is that you’ve got a couple of extra folks watching. Not many individuals watch Shield cricket.” Khawaja seems confident that McSweeney can handle the demands of an extremely high-skilled format like Tests.
“You all the time undergo ups and downs in cricket, however whenever you take a look at Nathan, you take a look at his manner, you take a look at the best way he performs, you’re feeling that over an extended time period that, sure, this man will have the ability to deal with the scrutiny of Test cricket and the stress of Test cricket.” “Even although there are not any ensures, I’m positive the selectors have made a calculated choice with him,” Khawaj concluded.
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