Player Data

Usman Tariq Khawaja
Left Handed Batsman, Australia
ICC Ranking
Batting
Bowling
ODI
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TEST
9th
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T20I
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  • Born December 18, 1986
  • Place of Birth Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Batting Style Left Handed
  • Bowling Style Right-arm medium
  • Nationality Australia
  • Teams Played for Australia, Queensland, Australia A, Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Lancashire, New South Wales, Australia Under-19, Australian XI, Brisbane Heat, Sydney Thunder, Rising Pune Supergiant, Islamabad United, Australians

Bio

Very few people would give up a career as a qualified pilot to pursue their passion in sport. Usman Khawaja can be classified as such a rarity. Born in Pakistan, Khawaja became the first Muslim cricketer to have been selected in the Australian national team.

Migrating from Pakistan at a very young age, Khawaja first picked up the tricks of the trade at Randwick Petersham, a club on the outskirts of New South Wales. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Victoria at the age of 22. He scored a masterly 85, batting with the tail where he displayed maturity beyond his age. A fine left-handed batsman, Khawaja is blessed with a rock solid defence and displays good footwork. He is equally adept at playing spin and fast bowling.

Khawaja finished the 2008-09 domestic season at an average of 42.61 and started 2009-10 with three centuries in the Sheffield Shield tournament. He earned his Test call-up in 2010 against Pakistan in England. Many have questioned if a player who has just completed two years in domestic cricket should be thrown at the deep end. However, Australian selectors insisted that he has the technique to make it to the big stage. Sceptics, however label him in the Test mould. Khawaja, in his defence, believes he is flexible enough to mould himself in all three formats of the game.
 

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Test
ODI
WORLD CUP
T20I
IPL
M
INN
Runs
NO
Avg
SR
100s
50s
HS
60
105
4495
11
47.81
50.49
14
21
195*
40
39
1554
2
42.00
84.09
2
12
104
9
9
316
0
35.11
88.26
0
2
89
9
9
241
0
26.77
132.41
0
1
58
6
6
127
0
21.16
127.00
0
0
30
Test
ODI
WORLD CUP
T20I
IPL
INN
OVR
M
Runs
W
Best
Avg
3w
5w
S/R
E/R
3
3
0
8
0
0/1
-
0
0
-
2.66
Test
ODI
WORLD CUP
T20I
IPL
Catches
Stumpings
45
0
13
0
5
0
5
0
1
0
Test
ODI
WORLD CUP
T20I
IPL
M
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
Win %

Best Performances

Best Batting

Test
195* Runs
vs South Africa
ODI
104 Runs
vs India
T20I
58 Runs
vs Bangladesh

Best Bowling

Test
0/1
vs Bangladesh
ODI
-
T20I
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