Usman Khawaja shall be retiring from worldwide cricket after this week’s fifth Ashes check towards England at Sydney Cricket Floor, the Australian batsman stated on Friday.
The 39-year-old made his Check debut on the identical floor within the last match of the 2010-11 Ashes collection and has since scored 6,206 runs at an common of 43.39 in 87 matches, together with 16 centuries.
“I’m right here to announce right now that I’ll be retiring from all worldwide cricket after the SCG check match,” Khawaja advised reporters on the floor, the place the fifth Check begins on Sunday.
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“Cricket has given me way over I ever imagined. It’s given me reminiscences I’ll carry without end, friendships that go properly past the sport, and classes that formed who I’m off the sphere.”
The batter injured his again within the Ashes opener in Perth and missed the second Check earlier than initially being dropped from the group for the third in Adelaide.
He was recalled on the eleventh hour after Steve Smith suffered a bout of vertigo and, batting at quantity 4 somewhat than opening. He scored 82 and 40 as Australia gained by 82 runs to clinch the collection and retain the urn.
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