Pakistan-born Australian batsman Usman Khwaja is all set to take on the side of his birth place, as the two countries collide in the first Test match on Thursday.
Khwaja who has been enjoying a run-fest throughout this summer for Australia, has been caught in a case of mistaken identity.
The Islamabad born Khawaja, who left Pakistan before he turned five, was mistaken for a Pakistani player on Tuesday by officials at the Gabba ahead of the Brisbane Test against Pakistan.
Khawaja, who was looking for access to the teams dressing room at the Gabba, asked a Queensland Cricket official to have the rooms unlocked. However, the official in question started heading towards the visitors (Pakistan) rooms.
"I was like 'oh man. No I'm that way thank you'," he said, reported Radio Australia.
Khwaja, however, admitted that Pakistan remains "a very big part" of his life, but cleared out that his allegiances should not be confused in the slightest.
"If I broke it down, the way I act and what I do is very Australian, but there's always parts of me when I talk to my parents I try to speak Urdu with them here and there," he said.
"It's not as good as them but they understand what's going on. So it is a big part of my life when I'm with my parents and around my parents," Khwaja added.
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