Usman Khawaja bio, age, records, family, favorites, net worth and much more

May 21, 2019 By khansa

Usman Tariq Khawaja aka Usman Khawaja currently plays for the Australian side in test and limited over cricket. Besides playing for the baggy greens, he also plays for Sydney Thunder in domestic cricket. He is now widely regarded as one of the most talented left-handed batsmen of the current Australian side. Recently in April 2019, he has earned his place in the 2019 ICC World Cup Squad of the Australian side in April 2019. Here goes his full biography, career, personal life details, net worth, and many more.

Bio

Full name	Usman Tariq Khawaja
Nickname	Uzzie, Khawajy, Big Uz
Profession	Cricket player
Role	Batsmen
Country	Australia

Physical Statistics and More

Height	In Feet � 5�8�� inches. Meters � 1.73 m. Centimeter �� 173 cm
Weight	In Kilograms �72 kg In pounds � 159 lbs.
Body measurement	Chest � 40 inches Waist � 32 inches Biceps �� 19 inches
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Usman Khawaja�s Career Records

International Debut	-�� T20 � Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 31, 2016 -�� ODI - Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2013 -�� Test - Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2011
Last Matches played	-�� T20 - Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Sep 9, 2016 -�� ODI � Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Mar 31, 2019 -�� Test - Australia v Sri Lanka at Canberra, Feb 1-4, 2019
Jersey Number	1 � New Zealand 1 � IPL, Country Cricket
Domestic/State team	Australia, Australia A, Australia Under-19s, Australian Institute of Sports, Derbyshire, Lancashire, New South Wales, Queensland, Rising Pune Supergiants, Sydney Thunder, Valley District Cricket Club
Favorite Opponent	�India and South Africa
Best Shot	�Straight drive
Records	-�� He made his first-class debut for the New South Wales Blues in 2008 and he hit consecutive double centuries for the NSW Second XI. -�� Khawaja scored 86 runs on his debut against�Durham. -�� In BBL05, he was the second highest run scorer with 345 runs. -�� Khawajaaja set a record for becoming the first ever batsman to score a Test century in an innings of a Day-Night Test match
Career Turn	Century against the strong New South Wales team Sheffield Sheild match even though Steve Waugh praised him.
Batting Style	Left-hand bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm medium
On-field Nature	�Calm
Coach	�N/A

Personal Life

Date of birth	18^th December 1986
Age(2018)	32 years
Birth Place	Islamabad, Pakistan
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Pakistani and Australian
College	The University of New South Wales, Sydney
Education	Bachelors in Aviation
Home town	Sydney, New South Wales
Family	Father � Tariq Khawaja Mother � Fozia Khawaja Brother � Nauman Khawaja and Arsalan Khawaja Sister � Nil
Marital Status	�Married
Wife/Girlfriend	Racheal MacLellan
Children	�N/A
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	�Listen to music, playing guitar and golf

Favorites

Favorite Batsmen	�Adam Gilchrist, Brian Lara
Favorite Bowler	Brett Lee, Wasim Akram, James Anderson, and Waqar Younis
Favorite Food	Rice and Kabab
Favorite Actress	Emma Watson
Favorite Film	N/A
Favorite Musicians	N/A

Money Facts

Salary	�$ 80,000 (USD)
Net worth	�Nil.

Some Interesting facts about Usman Khawaja

This player has nor smoked neither had a glass of alcohol in his life.
His debut Test match was on just because�Ricky Ponting�fractured his finger and could not recover in time.
Before his cricket career, he was a commercial pilot.
Khawaja was the first Muslim player to play in the Australian team.
He shares his birthday with Brad Pitt.