MELBOURNE, 24 June, 2024: Talking to the media at the Prime Video’s Cafe’ launch in Melbourne, Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja (Uzzy), who is also the ICC T20 World Cup Ambassador, shared his insights on Afghanistan’s stunning win over Australia and the upcoming high stakes match against India. Khawaja remarked Afghanistan’s triumph was not a surprise to him, highlighting their strength as a team.
“Afghanistan is a very strong team. They probably should have won against us in the last World Cup too,” he said.


Uzzy emphasised the critical nature of the upcoming game against India, labelling it as a “do or die” scenario for Australia. He expressed confidence in the team’s process-oriented approach under Mitchell Starc and Andrew McDonald. “It’s very human to be nervous and a little more anxious, but Australia has played very good T20 cricket up until Afghanistan. That’s the beauty of T20 cricket; it just needs one moment to change the whole scenario,” Uzzy noted.
Reflecting on Australia’s loss to Afghanistan, Uzzy urged the team to move past the defeat and focus on the next challenge. He underscored the significance of the match against India, considering both teams to be the best in the world. “We still have a chance, we need to beat India. When the pressure is on in the World Cup, Australia usually comes out on top,” he asserted.

Uzzy also shared his love for T20 cricket, praising its ability to engage a broader community. He observed that the format has attracted more girls and mothers to the sport over the past decade. “You would have never thought USA would be in the Super Eight,” he added, highlighting the growing global reach of T20 cricket.
Uzzy was at the Prime Video Cricket Cafe’, created by converting the iconic Rustica, South Yarra. He made coffee for his fans and served them. He moved around tables talking and having photos. Special edition pastries, doughnuts and live cricket action on big screens rubbed shoulders to the delight of cricket lovers. This was just a one-day takeover of Restica by Prime Video.
Anyway, one can watch the T20 World Cup 2024 live streaming on Prime Video.
T20 World Cup 2024 on Prime Video
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