Aussie cricket star Usman Khawaja issues huge statement on his future as opening batter prepares for Sri Lanka series
Aussie cricket star Usman Khawaja issues huge statement on his future as opening batter prepares for Sri Lanka series
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Usman Khawaja has revealed that he is willing to step back from Test cricket should Australia's Test selectors deem his career has run its course. Australia's top order is set to go through plenty of transition in the coming years, with the likes of Sam Konstas and Nathan McSweeney breaking onto the scene this summer.
![[Khawaja found a bit of form late on after struggling to score runs at the beginning of Austrlia's series victory against India earlier this summer]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/10/94553295-0-image-a-42_1737973731103.jpg)
But Khawaja's future with the Baggy Greens has come under the microscope after Australia's series victory against India this summer seemingly struggled to score runs during the opening three Tests. The Queensland batter managed just one score over 20 runs during the opening three Tests, before he picked up some form alongside Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day Test, hitting 57 runs in the first innings.
![[Khawaja said he still planned to continue playing cricket but said he was ready to step aside should Test selectors deem that his career was coming to a close]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/10/94553275-0-image-a-43_1737973738246.jpg)
The 38-year-old admitted that Australian cricket fans can expect a fair bit of change to Pat Cummins' side in the coming years and added that he still wanted to be a part of that squad. 'Over the next three to four years, there’s going to be a lot of transition going on,' Khawaja said to cricket.com.au.
![[Khawaja added though that he would like to bow out at his home ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/10/94553291-0-image-a-44_1737973741711.jpg)
Usman Khawaja has revealed that he is willing to step back from Test cricket should Australia's Test selectors deem his career has run its course. Khawaja found a bit of form late on after struggling to score runs at the beginning of Austrlia's series victory against India earlier this summer.
Khawaja said he still planned to continue playing cricket but said he was ready to step aside should Test selectors deem that his career was coming to a close. 'I’m quite attuned to that and I still want to play and I want to keep playing for as long as I can.'.
