I'm confident of doing well, says Khawaja

Chennai Australia A captain Usman Khawaja who had reconstructed his left knee after sustaining an injury yesterday said he worked hard on his game and is confidentof doing well against India A in the upcoming unofficial Test series starting on WednesdayI have been training pretty hard and doing everything every cricketer do I know Pujara did an ACL Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction but he had come back and score lot of runs said Khawaja who suffering a serious knee injury in December last year I am not the only person to have done knee reconstruction I am confident of how well I will be playing in the series he addedLooking at the coming series he said It is just a chance to play cricket I am excited and playing in India is always fun To be honest I am not nervous but excited Brushing aside talk of grounds men preparing green top the captain said I looked at the wicket and there were still red clay on the surface I still think it will turn though there are little bit of grassSo I feel the track will start turning on third day It is going to be totally different It will be tough across four days Talking about his team Khawaja said I have told them to keep things very simple Not to change too much from how they play Just go out there and be positive To score a lot you need to bat well for two or three sessionsIn India runs can come in clusters You may not score for 15 minutes and suddenly you will be able to get 20 odd runs in space of three overs It is very different than how we play back home So on batting point of view I have told them not to change too much from their natural game Meanwhile leftarm spinner Stephen O Keefe who had played in the Indian Premier League IPL for the defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala shared his thoughts on bowling on Indian wicketsThe message is very clear In Indian conditions the batters are going to sweep more than what we do back home It can be unnerving at times but I can change my deliveries in different areas It is going to be great challenge It is about 4 or 5 years that I was in India and I am excited to be here he saidSaying that he would be looking forward to chat with Indian spinners Stephen said Muthiah Muralidharan was with us for couple of weeks in UAE The biggest thing that he said was that one need to be patient and do not get upset if you get none for 50 or 70 on day one and even if you do not get wickets you have a job to restrict the runsHe said the game will break open at some stage I believe bowling straight to the stumps with variations is the key I have not spoken to any of the Indian spinners I will sit with them during the tour if they are giving their time It is a massive learning experience Talking about the significance of this series openingbatsman Joe Burns said I guess it is always disappointing when you miss out to play any test It is always better to be playing This series is important and I would like to make runs as much as possibleI have never played in subcontinent conditions and the series gives me an opportunity to learn It is going to be two great weeks here and I am looking forward to it On transition from having played in English county and coming here for the series he said It is terribly different If you ask whether it turns more here than England I think it is more of reverse swing It is one of the things that I am excited aboutMedium pacer of Indian origin Gurinder Sandhu referred to the series as an wonderful opportunity representing Australia It is good to come back here I used to come to Chennai a lot It is an wonderful opportunity representing Australia again It is always good to put on the colours and represent Australia It is going to be a challenging competition and I hope we win our games