Khawaja recorded another lean score in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, after being dismissed for 21 by Jasprit Bumrah at the Gabba on Sunday. With Khawaja set to turn 38 on Wednesday, questions have been raised over him being able to hold on to his place in the team ahead of next year\u2019s Ashes at home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got to really do those hard yards. If that (motivation) drops off, you\u2019ll almost guarantee that your game will drop off. He\u2019s naturally a very good player\u2026 he\u2019s put a lot of work in, don\u2019t get me wrong, but (he needs to) keep maintaining that, and more. He\u2019s got a young family now, those things then start taking priority away from the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMaybe you start cutting corners with training, and that\u2019s when you can drop off a little bit. That\u2019s when people start saying, \u2018Oh he\u2019s 38, maybe it\u2019s time to move on.\u2019 It just depends on his priorities, whether he has that hunger. Because as you get older, you can\u2019t cut any corners,\u201d said Border to Fox Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Khawaja\u2019s Test average at 25.3 this year, citing his own example of retiring after the South Africa tour in 1994, Border explained why it was not uncommon for a batter\u2019s performance graph to go down as he becomes older.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI really wanted to play against them, but I realised that I probably shouldn\u2019t have played that one more year. It was a bit of a carrot, but I think back now, I probably should have given it away the previous season. I could feel myself just getting a yard behind the ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Khawaja\u2019s Test average at 25.3 this year, citing his own example of retiring after the South Africa tour in 1994, Border explained why it was not uncommon for a batter\u2019s performance graph to go down as he becomes older.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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