Khawaja called up for IPL stint

Lefthanded Pune giant after injuries to Kevin Pietersen and Faf du Plessis designed in
Rising Pune Giants have a sixth Australians their squad after today's announcement added that Usman Khawaja they will join the rest of the Indian Premier League season. Tournament-ending injury Kevin Pietersen (Wade) and Faf du Plessis (finger) has the new franchise again seen at the Australian, who will play in the IPL for the first time.
An unsuspecting Khawaja was "chilling" at home when he got the call from Pune last week to take Pietersen place after the Englishman went with a season-ending torn calf muscle last Friday. Pune sufferings were composed Plessis by the news of the infringement by you, and while Khawaja has not played before a competitive game of cricket since Australia's final at the World T20 a month he is confident that he can beat the ground running when he comes on the subcontinent. "I'm not the kind of guy that needs to hit a lot of balls to feel good," Khawaja said cricket.com.au. "I hit a few balls today, I'll hit a few balls back and I'll be ready to go.
"Even in the season I did not hit a lot of balls. In practice I'm usually out (of networks) rather quickly. I have all my bulk training out of season." I do not feel too much different. This is a good thing - I was still whacking it, I still felt good. "I'm pretty confident (the implementation immediately). At the end of the day you just have to see the ball." In between playing unwinding and rounds of golf since the World T20, Khawaja said he to keep his fitness has been his and rehabilitation on his troublesome hamstring. He will come fellow Australians Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa, Peter Handscomb and Scott Boland franchise Pune. Australia skipper and soon-to-be teammates Smith said he is excited to be Test No.3 candidate to have him. "Losing Kevin (Pietersen), he is a quality player, but he is to be replaced by another very good player," Smith said cricket.com.au. "He was (Khawaja) in great touch and it is just great." It would be nice, another Aussie around and a good player to have at the same time. "It was perhaps not a hot player as Khawaja last summer.
The 29-year-old was in imperious form for Sydney Thunder in her triumphant KFC Big Bash League season, posting scores of 109no, 62, 104no and 70 in his four matches at an average of 172.5 for the tournament. Its breathtaking run forced in all formats of the game, his selection in the Australian World T20 squad. Khawaja opened in every game and ended the campaign as Australia's leading run-scorer, is its presence 35.75 with a top score 58. "could be average definitely an advantage for the team and decisively the position of the side in the tournament in strengthening" said Pune coach Stephen Fleming. "His imperious form for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League win last season and is the leading run-scorer for Australia for the recently concluded World T20 has made us sit and Communication." His playing style is perfect for the T20 format. "Khawaja will make in the hope of an immediate impact on the supergiants, who just two of their first six games won.