Usman Khawaja eager to play PSL in Pakistan

QUEENSLAND (APP): Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has wished to get back to his birthplace, Pakistan, to feature in the Country’s Super League (PSL).

Usman Khawaja has found himself absent from Australia’s 50-over squad since mid-2019 and more recently when he was omitted from an extended 21-man playing group for the current white-ball tour of England.

Talking to an international sports website, he said, “There was a bigger squad (for the UK white-ball tour) so it was a little bit disappointing not to be in the team.”

“However, I mean I’ve been dropped and in and out of teams so many times that I’ve just learned to deal with it, much better than I would’ve said 10 years ago,” Khawaja added.

Commenting on the T20 leagues around the world, he said that there were lots of competitions around the world which he has not played in yet. “I’ve played Indian Premier League (IPL), and T20 cricket in England, but I haven’t played CPL or even PSL yet, which would be nice to do,” he added.

He further said, “Pakistan is obviously where my family is from, it’s where I was born and I’d love to get back there one day. I haven’t been there for 11-12 years so I’d like to tick that off the bucket list, too.”

“I have got a lot of support in Pakistan and it’d be nice to go back and see and meet some of those people,” the left-handed batsmen concluded.