Khawaja feels cricket needs to do more to allure players from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
The Pakistan-born southpaw moved to Australia in the early years of his life and became the first Muslim player to represent Australia in Test Cricket, when he donned the national whites in the last game of the 2010-11 Ashes series.
Khawaja feels that he is not as agile a runner as everyone else, which he believes has propelled the ’lazy’ narrative about him.
Usman Khawaja will work with CA to increase diversity in Australian Cricket
Cricket Australia has invited Khawaja to join a working group that will work towards increasing diversity in the game.
The 33-year-old feels that Cricket Australia have done fairly well to accommodate cricketers from diverse backgrounds, but emphasized that there is still a lot to be done including giving young players the confidence and support from the grass-roots level. He said:
Usman Khawaja’s work with Cricket Australia will be categorized under a broader ‘diversity and inclusion action plan’. The governing body at Cricket Australia will work closely with external members, like Khawaja, to devise an accurate framework for each action plan.
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