Usman Khawaja working with Cricket Australia to ensure more South Asian representation in Australian cricket

When he made his international debut at the SCG, his home ground, in an Ashes Test in 2011, the top-order batter became the first Muslim and the first player of Pakistani descent to represent Australia

Batsman Usman Khawaja is working with Cricket Australia to ensure more South Asian representation in his adopted country's cricketing ecosystem, about a decade after becoming the first Muslim to play for Australia following a brush with racism. When he made his international debut at the SCG, his home ground, in an Ashes Test in 2011, the top-order batter became the first Muslim and the first player of Pakistani descent to represent Australia. Khawaja has often spoken about the challenges he has faced in his quest to play top-level cricket in Australia.