(1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37) Islamabad, Pakistan
Nickname
Uzzie[1]
Height
177[2] cm (5 ft 10 in)
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Top-order batter
International information
National side
Australia (2011–present)
Test debut (cap 419)
3 January 2011 v England
Last Test
3 Jan 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 199)
11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI
6 July 2019 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.
1
T20I debut (cap 80)
31 January 2016 v India
Last T20I
9 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.
1
Domestic team information
Years
Team
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
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
73
40
203
130
Runs scored
5,451
1,554
14,145
5,319
Batting average
45.80
42.00
44.48
44.69
100s/50s
15/26
2/12
41/68
14/30
Top score
195*
104
214
166
Balls bowled
18
–
174
–
Wickets
0
–
1
–
Bowling average
–
–
111.00
–
5 wickets in innings
–
–
0
–
10 wickets in match
–
–
0
–
Best bowling
–
–
1/21
–
Catches/stumpings
53/–
13/–
153/–
46/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Australia
ICC World Test Championship
Winner
2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2024
Usman Tariq Khawaja (Urdu: عثمان خواجہ; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer who represents Australia national cricket team in Test cricket and Queensland. Khawaja made his first-class cricket debut for New South Wales in 2008 and played his first international match for Australia in January 2011. He has also played county cricket in the United Kingdom and briefly played in both the Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournaments.
Khawaja was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. Furthermore, he was the second-highest scoring batsman in the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship with 1,621 runs, the highest by an Australian batsman. In 2023, he won the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Award.[3][4]
^"If only selectors showed 'Uzzie' as much love as SCG fans". smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^"Usman Khawaja". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^"Usman Khawaja takes out ICC Test Player of the Year". News. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^Azad, Muhammad Abbas (26 January 2024). "Usman Khawaja Wins ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year Award for 2023". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
Usman Tariq Khawaja (Urdu: عثمان خواجہ; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer who represents Australia national cricket team in Test cricket...
introduction of the aggressive Bazball style of play. Australian players UsmanKhawaja and Mitchell Starc topped the batting and bowling charts with totals...
opener David Warner made a steady start for his team, while his partner UsmanKhawaja fell for a duck to Mohammad Siraj's delivery. By the lunch break, Australia...
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Pat Cummins) won the toss and elected to bat first. Travis Head and UsmanKhawaja embarked on an opening partnership before Ravindra Jadeja caught Head...
April 2020. "UsmanKhawaja and Marcus Stoinis lose Cricket Australia contracts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020. "UsmanKhawaja and Marcus Stoinis...
Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020. "UsmanKhawaja and Marcus Stoinis in expanded Australia training squad for possible...
2015–16, one against New Zealand and one against the West Indies after UsmanKhawaja suffered a hamstring injury, and in the match against the West Indies...
Mitchell Johnson 2015 Steve Smith 2016 Ravi Ashwin 2017 Steve Smith 2018 Virat Kohli 2019 Pat Cummins 2021 Joe Root 2022 Ben Stokes 2023 UsmanKhawaja...
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April 2020. "UsmanKhawaja and Marcus Stoinis lose Cricket Australia contracts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020. "UsmanKhawaja and Marcus Stoinis...
inaugural captain was Australian ODI batter Peter Forrest. Internationals UsmanKhawaja, Chris Lynn, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro and Daniel Vettori have also...
most high-profile occurred in the first innings of the third Test: UsmanKhawaja was given out caught-behind by on-field umpire Tony Hill, and reviewed...
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from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2017. "UsmanKhawaja poised to return but Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade on shaky ground"...
club include Matthew Hayden, Allan Border, Don Tallon, Kepler Wessels, UsmanKhawaja, Stuart Law and England wicket-keeper Geraint Jones OBE (in third grade)...
season and boasting a squad including Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, UsmanKhawaja and Jacques Kallis, the Thunder soon became the favourites to win the...
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