Usman Khawaja is widely regarded as one of the most polarising cricketers to don the baggy green - often generating headlines with his political statements. Khawaja revealed on Friday that the upcoming SCG Test against England will be the final match of his international career. But it was before that, while playing cricket as a child, where he was first subjected to racism. Khawaja was in and out of the team for the first four or so years of his International Test career. The Pakistani born opener has since peeled off a further six Test centuries since the 2022 SCG Test, and was even named as the 2023 ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.

Source: Daily Mail January 02, 2026 08:17 UTC