'You have to practice a shot over and over again. It's like that with your mind, so that when something really serious happens you can try to deal with that scenario.' Usman Khawaja reveals the toll of falling out with the national side. 9WWOS
"There's definitely been a change over the last two or three years. There's greater understanding but there's obviously still a way to go," Khawaja told AAP.Khawaja is out of the national side in all forms. The 33-year-old speaks about managing the dizzying highs and gutting lows of sport - and how the cricket community's understanding of and attitudes toward mental health has recently changed - with authority.
The left-hander was a national hero and the nation's best batsman when he salvaged a draw in Dubai last year, standing up in the absence of suspended superstars Steve Smith and David Warner.The veteran's World Cup dream was crushed by a hamstring injury on the eve of Australia's semi-final then he was axed during the Ashes; all in the space of four months spent living out of a suitcase in England.
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