Ricky Ponting's injury in 2011 had opened the doors for the first Muslim cricketer to represent Australia in the highest level. With a crafty and sound technique, Khawaja made it to the U-19 squad for the 2006 World Cup and since then, he has only impressed. Khawaja burst onto the scene when he received his maiden call up in 2011 in the Ashes against England. He has hit 14 centuries in Test cricket since then, making him a regular in the playing XI. However, 2013 was a dry spell for the batsman as he didn't conjure up runs in the Ashes, followed by a poor outing against New Zealand. He received an ODI call up the same year, but his poor form followed suit. However, he picked up the speed in his years with Queensland and the runs came pouring. Khawaja had an excellent season in the Big Bash League, striking a few tons and leading the Sydney Strikers to win the title that season. An interesting fact to be noted as well, besides being a professional cricketer, he is also a qualified pilot.
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In the run-up to the World Cup, Australia turned their fortunes around when they registered a come-from-behind 3-2 ODI series victory over India in India.
Usman Khawaja scored a brilliant 89 as Australia continue on their excellent run going into World Cup 2019, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets.
Usman Khawaja limped off the field after getting hit on the knee in the ongoing warm-up game against Sri Lanka.
Usman Khawaja was struck by a brute of a bouncer from Andre Russell in the second over of Australia's run chase.
Australia cruised to victory in their first of the three warm-up ties against the West Indies.
Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh and Glenn Maxwell smashed fifties as Australia beat Pakistan by 20 runs in the final ODI.
Usman Khawaja was one of the main architects of Australia's 3-2 series win over India after going down 0-2. He scored 50, 38, 104, 91, 100 in five matches.
In what was their last game before the showpiece event in the United Kingdom, the Indian innings folded for 237, exactly in 50 overs while chasing a 273-run target.
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Playing only his second ODI, Turner hit an unbeaten 84 off 43 balls with five boundaries and as many six sixes to help Australia win in only 47.5 overs.
Khawaja hit a 104-run knock and shared a 193 run stand with captain and fellow opener Aaron Finch to play a significant role in Australia's 32-run win in the third ODI.
Usman Khawaja and Adam Zampa starred for Australia as the visitors beat India by 32 runs to stay alive in the five-match series.
Khawaja made his ODI return in Australia's home series against India earlier this year and in his four innings so far, he has put together a combined total of 164 runs.
India and Australia will look to fill the gaps when they take on each other in the five-match ODI series, starting on Saturday in Hyderabad.
Khawaja asserted that many Australian players have got the experience of playing on the Indian tracks which will prove to be beneficial for them.
Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja flew the largest passenger aircraft in the world and spoke about how he was fascinated by planes as a child.
Starc claimed his 10th five-wicket haul in tests by taking the final two Sri Lanka wickets in his first over after lunch.
It was during the 19th over of Australia's innings when Jadeja caught the ball and threw the ball directly to take the bails off before Khawaja could reach the crease.
Ganguly said that the successive batting failures must be a worry for Tim Paine and Australia.
Usman's brother was previously arrested and released on bail in early December on condition he surrenders his passport and reports to police three times a week.
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