AUSTRALIA'S USMAN KHAWAJA SCORED A PASSIONATE CENTURY IN THE NATION OF HIS INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD ON THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SECOND TEST AGAINST PAKISTAN IN KARACHI.
The home fans recited Khawaja's name during his 127 not out as Australia overwhelmed, arriving at 251-3 at the nearby.
Khawaja was brought into the world in Islamabad prior to emigrating to Australia as a kid and had family members in the Karachi group to observe his first Test ton in Pakistan.
"My family is really from Karachi," the 35-year-old said.
"This is the place where the Khawajas are from. Everybody in my family was brought into the world in Karachi with the exception of me.
"This is my home. I've been here a ton. It's great to get 100."
Khawaja scored 97 in last week's attracted first Test Rawalpindi, with this most recent century a further continuation of his shocking structure since his recall during the Remains when he scored twin hundreds of years against Britain in the fourth Test in Sydney.
The very beginning in Karachi additionally saw bat rule ball in this series, as it did in an ordinary series opener.
Steve Smith shared a stand of 159 with Khawaja prior to being gotten at sneak off seamer Hassan Ali in the penultimate over of the day for 72.
David Warner made 36 in an initial stand of 82 with Khawaja, while Marnus Labuschagne was run out for a duck.
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