Veteran Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has announced his retirement from international cricket following the fifth Ashes Test. The Pakistan-born batsman, who is the first Muslim to play for Australia, used his retirement announcement to criticize racial stereotyping he experienced throughout his career. Khawaja stated he felt treated differently due to his background, particularly after sustaining back spasms early in the Ashes series, facing intense media and former player criticism that he deemed personal and racially charged.