Usman Khawaja has announced his retirement from Test cricket, revealing this week’s New Year’s Ashes contest at the SCG will be his final appearance in Australian colours.
The 39-year-old confirmed the decision while speaking to reporters at the SCG on Friday morning, ending months of speculation about his future in the game’s longest format.
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Khawaja has scored 6206 runs at 43.49 across 87 Tests, hitting 16 hundreds. He was named the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year in 2023.
The left-hander also played 40 ODIs and nine T20Is across his 15-year international career.
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