Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja is one of those athletes whose career reads like quiet defiance of the odds. Born in Islamabad, raised in Australia, he climbed all the way to a 2024 Wisden Cricketer of the Year nod after representing Australia across every format. What impresses me is the persistence. He moved states, earned a captaincy, and kept proving himself well into his thirties rather than fading. I have a soft spot for players who let results do the talking, and Khawaja strikes me as exactly that, composed at the crease and stubbornly reliable when his team needed runs the most.

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Name (English)

Usman Khawaja

Name (Japanese)

ウスマン・カワジャ

Reading

うすまん・かわじゃ

Born

December 18, 1986 (age 39)

Origin

Islamabad, Pakistan

Occupation

cricketer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Tiger

High school

Westfields Sports High School

University

University of New South Wales

Awards & achievements

• 2024 Wisden Cricketer of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/usman_khawajy/
• Xhttps://x.com/Uz_Khawaja
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usman%20Khawaja
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3524804

Tags

• cricketer

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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