It took Usman Khawaja three trips to India and a tweaked batting approach to register his first Test hundred in the country, and the Australia opener was thrilled after finally ticking the milestone off his bucket list yesterday.
Khawaja has been Australia’s best batter in a difficult, low-scoring series as spinners from both sides ruled the roost and each of the first three Tests ended inside three days.
The pitch for the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad provided easily the best batting conditions in the series and Khawaja responded with an unbeaten 104 to power Australia to a commanding 255 for four.
It was the first hundred by an Australia batter in the series and Khawaja is now the leading run-scorer having overtaken India captain Rohit Sharma, who smashed the only other hundred of the series.
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