The Pakistan-born left-handed
batsman, Usman Khawaja, is one of the three players who has seen his central
playing contract upgrade by Cricket Australia. Other two players on the
CA contract list are Chris Rogers and Steve Smith.
The 26-year-old batsman has
been upgraded
for the 2013/14 season after playing three or more Test matches since July 1
this year. This indicates that he is able to earn more money than his state
contract offer. Before this upgrade, he was facing a challenge to keep his
place in the Australia
team.
After being promoted to
the Australia
batting order at number three in the current Ashes series, he struggle with the
bat has started. Playing six innings, he could score only 114 runs at an
average of 19 against England
in the ongoing Ashes series.
Since making his debut
over 18 months ago, he has so far played nine Test matches and scored 377 runs
at an average of 25.13 with two fifties.
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