"He's So Valuable": Cameron Green Reveals How Usman Khawaja Helped Him During Ahmedabad Test

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green is seventh time lucky as he has converted a half-century into hundred and now feels more like a Test cricketer with "monkey off your back". Green, who is playing his 20th Test, scored 114 off 170 balls and his innings was no less significant than Usman Khawaja's 180 that took Australia to a solid first innings score of 480 on the second day of the fourth Test against India on Friday. "You feel more like a Test cricketer when you've got that monkey off your back, so it is nice to tick that off in a way. It's so special," Green told reporters at the end of the day's play.

He got a few loose deliveries, especially from Umesh Yadav, which helped him quickly get into the 90s before completing his maiden ton.

"I think I might have got a bit lucky, I got from 70, to 80, to 90 pretty quickly, so that probably helped a bit, not having too much time to think about it, that's all." With a top score of 84 in his previous 19 outings, this innings was certainly special.

"It was really special, obviously (being 95) over the lunch break that 40 minutes felt like an hour and forty. But I was batting with Uzzy (Khawaja's nickname). The whole time, there was experience at the other end and he was batting beautifully and that helps a lot," Green said, recollecting the moments just before he reached his ton.

In his two years in Test cricket, Green has understood that it is no bed of roses and hence would like to make hay till the sun shines.

"It's my 20th Test so I've had a good chance to see the ups and downs of Test cricket, see it for what it is. It's an incredibly tough game, and when you get moments like that you really cherish them. So yeah I've seen how tough Test cricket is and I'm enjoying every