Usman Khawaja accused of faking injury to attend F1 race; Queensland's explosive claim as CA put 'under the pump'
1 week, 1 day ago

Usman Khawaja accused of faking injury to attend F1 race; Queensland's explosive claim as CA put 'under the pump'

Hindustan Times  

Australia batter Usman Khawaja found himself in hot water as he was accused of faking injury after being spotted in Melbourne attending the Australian Grand Prix on the weekend. Khawaja had missed Queensland's Sheffield Shield fixture against South Australia, reportedly due to a hamstring injury. Australia's Usman Khawaja skipped Sheffield Shield tie to attend F1 race The 38-year-old, who had informed Queensland that he would only play one of the two remaining games after returning from the tour of Sri Lanka, decided to withdraw from the important game against South Australia this week. However, the Australia opener found himself amid controversy after being spotted in Melbourne with his wife, attending the Australian Grand Prix while Queensland was playing their match against South Australia.

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Khawaja slams Queensland cricket chief Dawes in Sheffield Shield injury feud
6 days, 12 hours ago

Khawaja slams Queensland cricket chief Dawes in Sheffield Shield injury feud

The Hindu  

Usman Khawaja has slammed Queensland Cricket boss Joe Dawes for accusing the Australia Test opener of making himself unavailable for selection for Sheffield Shield cricket. Dawes told a press conference on Wednesday that there was no reason Khawaja could not have played in Queensland’s final regular season match against South Australia which finished on Tuesday. Khawaja, who has played 80 …

Usman Khawaja hits back at 'inflammatory' Queensland Cricket claims ahead of Sheffield Shield final
6 days, 17 hours ago

Usman Khawaja hits back at 'inflammatory' Queensland Cricket claims ahead of Sheffield Shield final

ABC  

Usman Khawaja has launched a passionate defence of his Sheffield Shield absence, slamming Queensland's head of cricket Joe Dawes for "categorically untrue" comments that left him "fuming". Khawaja, set to be named in the Bulls' side for the Sheffield Shield final in Adelaide next week, called a media conference on Friday to offer an explanation. Khawaja said he had been …

Ashes:Australia complains to ICC about Khawaja decision
11 years, 7 months ago

Ashes:Australia complains to ICC about Khawaja decision

India TV News  

Manchester, England,Aug 2: Australia asked for an explanation from the International Cricket Council about how umpires arrived at a controversial decision to give Usman Khawaja caught behind on the opening day of the third Ashes on Thursday. Third umpire Kumar Dharmasena upheld an on-field call test at Old Trafford, despite replay technology failing to provide any evidence that Khawaja touched …

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