Usman Khawaja scored 647 Test runs in 2022, the most by any player in 2022. He is averaging more than 100 since his recall to the test side.
Steve Smith returned for the fourth Ashes Test, and Usman Khawaja was dropped. Khawaja batted at 3rd positions in the first 3 test matches. Steve Smith was ruled out of the 3rd test match with a concussion.
Marnus Labuschagne, who came into the team as Smith’s replacement, scored 59, 74, and 80 runs in the first 3rd innings. After Smith’s comeback, Khawaja was dropped.
With the rise of Marnus Labuschagne, he was picked for the No. 3 spot. Usman Khawaja was dropped from the squad after the Ashes series. Labuschagne scored 185 and 162 runs in the Test series against Pakistan in two innings with an average of 173.50.
Marnus Labuschagne scored 549 runs in 3 matches against New Zealand in 2019/20 in the test series with an average of 91.5 and 2 hundred. With the performances, Labuschagne sealed his No. 3rd slot.
Usman Khawaja wasn’t picked for the Border Gavaskar Trophy for 2020/21. He scored loads of runs in the Sheffield Shield Trophy. Those runs were enough for his test recall.
He was included in the team for the Ashes. His selection was based on his ability to play anywhere in the top 6.
Khawaja did not get a chance in the first 3 test matches. He replaced Travis Head in the 4th test match when Travis was ruled out from the 4th test match.
Khawaja grabbed that chance with both hands, and he scored twins hundreds in the test match. He was the Player of the Match for his century in both innings
Khawaja opened in the 5th test match after the comeback of Travis Head from injury. He didn’t score much in the test match, but he sealed his position as an opener for the next series.
Usman Khawaja was born in Pakistan and moved to Australia when he was a young boy, where he has remained ever since. This was her first international series in Pakistan. He scored 392 runs in just the 4th innings in Pakistan and is the leading scorer in this series.
In the first test match, he scored 91 runs and missed a well-deserved hundred. He did not get a chance to bat in the 2nd innings.
In the second test, Australia won the toss and chose to bat. He came to the crease in the first over & he played a marathon inning of 160 runs from 369 balls. He scored 44 runs in the 2nd innings.
In the third test, he scored 97 runs after winning the toss and choosing to bat. Australia lost 2 early wickets in just 8 runs. After losing Warner and Labuschagne wickets, there was a lot of pressure on Khawaja.
He played crucial innings and got out at 97, just before a well-deserved hundred. This is Khawaja’s 4th Nervous nineties dismissal and third against Pakistan.
Before the Ashes, Usman Khawaja was not part of the squad. He came into the Ashes as a reserve batsman and didn’t get a chance in the first 3 test matches.
After suffering a head injury, he was able to return to the starting lineup and hasn’t looked back since. He scored twins hundreds in that match. He scored 647 runs in 2022.
Devon Conway scored 388 runs this year and is the second-leading scorer this season. The difference is more than 250 between them. This shows his form in 2022.
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