Usman Khawaja

Not to be confused with Khwaja Usman.

Usman Khawaja
A head and shoulders photograph of a man in cricket whites
Khawaja in January 2018
Personal information
Full name
Usman Tariq Khawaja
Born (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37)
Islamabad, Pakistan
NicknameUzzie[1]
Height177[2] cm (5 ft 10 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 419)3 January 2011 v England
Last Test3 January 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 199)11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI6 July 2019 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.1
T20I debut (cap 80)31 January 2016 v India
Last T20I9 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–2011/12New South Wales
2011–2012Derbyshire
2011/12–2021/22Sydney Thunder
2012/13–presentQueensland
2014Lancashire
2016Rising Pune Supergiant
2018Glamorgan
2021Islamabad United
2022/23- presentBrisbane Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 73 40 205 132
Runs scored 5,451 1,554 14,279 5,452
Batting average 45.80 42.00 44.48 45.05
100s/50s 15/26 2/12 41/69 14/32
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/– 156/– 47/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 October 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. 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]

  1. ^ "If only selectors showed 'Uzzie' as much love as SCG fans". smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Usman Khawaja". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Usman Khawaja takes out ICC Test Player of the Year". News. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Azad, Muhammad Abbas (26 January 2024). "Usman Khawaja Wins ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year Award for 2023". Retrieved 26 January 2024.