How Usman Khawaja changed Australian cricket

As the first brown immigrant and the first Muslim to enter the very white world of Australian cricket, Usman Khawaja overcame many setbacks while forging his extraordinary career in the sport.

Born in Pakistan, Usman moved to Sydney with his family at four and fell in love with cricket watching his older brothers play.

In 2011, Usman debuted for the Australian cricket team in the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG, becoming the first Muslim to wear the Baggy Green.But his journey has been as much about finding a way to be fully himself in Australian cricket as it has been about winning.

Usman retired from Test cricket in January, his memoir is called Sabr

Further information

Sabr is published by Penguin

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