IND vs AUS: Usman Khawaja shares his gameplan as he ends Day 1 as Australia's top-scorer
IND vs AUS: Usman Khawaja scored 81 runs in the first innings
Australia batter Usman Khawaja disclosed his batting tactics as he deployed his spin-abled method on a Delhi wicket that had a decent amount of help on offer for the Indian tweakers.
While Mohammad Shami's four-for highlighted the first day's play, Khawaja's primary challenge was against the spinners as in his 81-run knock, he used sweeps and reverse-sweeps to full effect.
"With quality batters like Ashwin and Jadeja, it is always tougher. Tried to bat a little longer today. The game plan has been pretty steady for me. Yeah, I enjoyed it (hitting reverse sweeps). I have been playing in Asian conditions for a long time. I tried to hit one shot over mid-off and then I found it risky. When the ball is spinning, the hardest thing to do is to hit straight," Khawaja said to the broadcasters after the day's play.
The second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy seemed to be moving on the same script as the last game with Australia collapsing from 91-1 to 108-4 after opting to bat first.
However, Khawaja and Peter Handscomb played their parts well as the duo recorded half-centuries to take the visitors to a total of 263 runs in the first innings.
"Yeah, he (Peter Handscomb) played really well. He batted beautifully today. Hope so, You score 260 today and you don't know what's a good score until the other team bats. I have already played here once. The last time I played in Delhi, it was a 200 or 200 past game. I think we will get to know tomorrow, where the game heads," he added.
Despite Australia putting on a better show with the bat than the last Test, it is still advantage India as Rohit Sharma and Co. finished the day at 21-0, trailing by 242 runs.
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