World Cup 2019: 3 Australian players that India must be wary of

#2 Usman Khawaja

West Indies attacking Khawaja with short-pitched bowling

It was not until Steve Smith and David Warner were banned in 2018 that Usman Khawaja bagged a permanent role in the Australian limited-overs setup. Originally touted to be the premier batsman for Australia in the longer format of the game, Khawaja proved that he could be equally dangerous for the opponent teams in ODIs too.

In the 8 ODIs against India that Usman Khawaja has featured in so far this year, he has scored 497 runs at a superb average of 62.12, which includes two centuries in winning causes. Khawaja has an average of 88.50 in the 4 ODIs that Australia won against India this year, indicating the importance of his contributions to the success of the Australian side. India will be looking to take a cue out of West Indies' book and attack with some quality fast short-pitched bowling in order to negate this threat.