- The ultimate Ashes Check of the collection begins on Sunday
Aussie cricket nice Michael Clarke has urged former teammate Usman Khawaja to retire from Check cricket after the Sydney Ashes Check.
The 39-year-old has performed 87 Assessments for Australia since his profession started in January 2011.
However his kind in recent times hasn’t lived as much as the requirements followers have come to count on from him.
Many have been calling for Khawaja to hold up the boots on the finish of the present collection towards England.
The left-hander averaged greater than 50 within the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
However during the last two calendar years, he is averaged lower than 40 and 30 respectively, which has led Clarke and his fellow cricket legend, Mark Waugh, telling Khawaja to name it a day.
Usman Khawaja (pictured) is because of play within the Sydney Ashes Check as hypothesis swirls over his future within the recreation
The favored left-hander (pictured) has loved a profitable profession – however his kind has been slipping in recent times
Former Aussie captain Michael Clarke (pictured) is looking for Khawaja to finish his profession on the Sydney Check
‘I feel this shall be Usman’s farewell Check match,’ Clarke advised Code Sports.
‘Hopefully, he goes out with an enormous rating. I would like to see Uz [Khawaja] make 100 on the SCG and stroll away on a excessive as a result of not many individuals get that chance.’
The batter has scored 16 lots of and 28 fifties at Check stage up to now.
Khawaja is but to publicly verify if his profession will proceed past the upcoming Check.
It is understood there was no indication made to teaching employees that he’ll cease enjoying.
However there’s a sturdy perception within the cricketing world that the Sydney Check might be the ultimate match of his lengthy profession.
Former all-rounder Mark Waugh believes that would be the case.
‘He is 39. He is batting within the center order in the mean time. I do not actually see a future there within the center order,’ Waugh stated.
All-rounder legend Mark Waugh (pictured) does not see a spot for Khawaja in Australia’s batting lineup anymore
The 39-year-old (pictured left with David Warner) could be part of his outdated opening associate within the commentary field after he finishes his profession
Requires Khawaja to be axed from the aspect grew after he discovered himself on the centre of controversy throughout the first Ashes Check in Perth again in November.
He was unable to open the batting in both innings after spending too lengthy off the sector being handled for again spasms throughout the match.
It was later revealed that he’d performed 18 holes of golf in every of the three days main as much as the competition at Optus Stadium.
The harm additionally left him unfit to play within the second Check in Brisbane.
