{"id":69150,"date":"2025-11-29T17:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69150"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T12:45:50","slug":"usman-khawaja-faces-backlash-over-perth-test-pitch-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69150","title":{"rendered":"Usman Khawaja faces backlash over Perth Test pitch comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian batsman Usman Khawaja is under scrutiny after making inappropriate remarks about the pitch used in the Perth Test, which the International Cricket Council (ICC) had rated as \u201cvery good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comments came during a luncheon hosted by Khawaja\u2019s foundation, according to Australian media reports. Cricket Australia stated that Khawaja does not have the authority to publicly make such remarks about the pitch and may be asked to explain his comments before the upcoming Brisbane Test. Authorities said that if deemed necessary, disciplinary action could be taken under the Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n<p>This controversy follows Khawaja\u2019s earlier criticism for missing the Perth Test due to back pain sustained while playing golf, which drew widespread media and expert criticism. Despite calls from former players to drop him from the Ashes squad, Khawaja has been retained for the Day-Night Brisbane Test starting December 4.<\/p>\n<p>Khawaja\u2019s recent pitch comments have reignited debate over players\u2019 responsibilities when speaking publicly about match conditions, highlighting the strict scrutiny professional cricketers face regarding media conduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian batsman Usman Khawaja is under scrutiny after making inappropriate remarks about the pitch used in the Perth Test, which the International Cricket Council (ICC) had rated as \u201cvery good.\u201d The comments came during a luncheon hosted by Khawaja\u2019s foundation, according to Australian media reports. Cricket Australia stated that Khawaja does not have the authority [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,136],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-69150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Usman Khawaja faces backlash over Perth Test pitch comments - China Urdu<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69150\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Usman Khawaja faces backlash over Perth Test pitch comments - China Urdu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Australian batsman Usman Khawaja is under scrutiny after making inappropriate remarks about the pitch used in the Perth Test, which the International Cricket Council (ICC) had rated as \u201cvery good.\u201d The comments came during a luncheon hosted by Khawaja\u2019s foundation, according to Australian media reports. 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