Usman Tariq Khawaja (Urdu: عثمان خواجہ; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national team in Test cricket and represents Queensland at the domestic level. Khawaja made his debut in first-class cricket for New South Wales in 2008 and his international debut for Australia in January 2011. He has also competed in county cricket in the United Kingdom and has had brief stints in both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 tournaments.
Personal Information
Full Name: Usman Tariq Khawaja
Date of Birth: 18 December 1986 (age 38)
Place of Birth: Islamabad, Pakistan
Nickname: Uzzie
Height: 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Batting Style: Left-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm off break
Role: Top-order batter
National Team Career
- Country: Australia (2011–present)
- Test Debut (Cap 419): 3 January 2011 vs England
- Last Test: 3 January 2025 vs India
- ODI Debut (Cap 199): 11 January 2013 vs Sri Lanka
- Last ODI: 6 July 2019 vs South Africa
- ODI Shirt No.: 1
- T20I Debut (Cap 80): 31 January 2016 vs India
- Last T20I: 9 September 2016 vs Sri Lanka
- T20I Shirt No.: 1
Domestic Teams
- 2007/08–2011/12: New South Wales
- 2011–2012: Derbyshire
- 2011/12–2021/22: Sydney Thunder
- 2012/13–present: Queensland
- 2014: Lancashire
- 2016: Rising Pune Supergiant
- 2018: Glamorgan
- 2021: Islamabad United
- 2022/23–present: Brisbane Heat
Khawaja was part of the Australian team that won the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. He finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the competition with 1,621 runs, the most by any Australian batsman. In 2023, he was awarded the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
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