Ashwin will destroy you if he does not survive… Kangaroo opener’s big statement before Nagpur Test

Bengaluru: Australia opener Usman Khawaja, who has been very successful in the last few years, says that the Indian spin attack led by Ravichandran Ashwin will be the toughest challenge he will face in the four-Test series against India starting February 9 in Nagpur. Pakistan-born Khawaja arrived here after the team due to delay in getting visa. He will open the innings with David Warner. Khawaja has played limited overs cricket in India but now he will get a chance to play Test.

He was a part of the 2013 and 2017 Test squads. A lot will depend on Khawaja, who was recently named Australia’s Test Cricketer of the Year, for Australia’s performance. Australia have not won a Test series in India since 2004–05. He said, ‘It is a different feeling. There are no guarantees in this game but there has been more maturity in batting and bowling.

He told ‘Sydney Morning Herald’, ‘We have learned a lot in the last ten years. Especially what kind of wickets would you get and I think now we can win Tests here. Now we are in a better position than before but the series will be very tough. Australia decided not to play a warm-up match before the Test series. Instead, it was better to practice on spinner-friendly pitches near Bangalore. They see Ashwin as the biggest threat and are taking the help of ‘duplicates’ to prepare to face him.

Khwaja said, ‘Ashwin is a cannon. He is very skilful and has got variety which he uses very well. It will be challenging to face him. The wicket will turn on the third-fourth day and he will bowl most of the overs. I have to see how I can score runs in front of him. He said, “If the wicket is good then it will be easiest to play the new ball but if the wicket breaks, if the spinners are handling the new ball then it becomes the most difficult thing to bat in India.”

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