Mohali: Usman Khawaja termed his maiden hundred in ODI as a ‘huge thing’ simply because the first one is always difficult to get.
Khawaja hit a 104-run knock and shared a 193 run stand with captain and fellow opener Aaron Finch to play a significant role in Australia’s 32-run win in the third ODI.
“Yeah it’s huge. The first one is always hardest – no matter what you’re playing. It’s obviously a special one. I found the same thing in Test cricket as well as in one-day cricket. I got that 98 before a few years ago, it was frustrating and disappointing,” said Khwaja.
Australia have won an overseas ODI for the first time since 2017 and Khawaja is absolutely delighted.
“Any win – you are very happy. That’s why we play the game. We love
competing and winning against a very good Indian side. It’s always nice to do that -especially on their turf. We lost the first two and won the third one. We are still in the series and feeling is good,” he added.
PTI