In a career spanning 15 years, Khawaja has amassed over 8000 international runs across formats, while featuring in 87 Tests, 40 ODIs, and nine T20Is.
Known for his resilience at the top of the order, Khawaja fittingly ends his career in his home town of Sydney, where he also made his debut against England in 2011.
“Funnily enough, I live just up the road from the SCG, on Cook Road, to be exact,” he said.
“And as a boy, whose parents were barely scraping through in trying to provide for their kids in a little two-bedroom apartment, I thought, ‘One day, I’m going to be a Test cricketer.’”
It was also at the SCG where he revived his career as a 35-year-old, scoring a pair of centuries against England when Travis Head missed the match in early 2022 with Covid.
It led to a final career spark, hitting seven centuries in his first two years back in the side, and a World Test Championship win in 2023.
Khawaja for his efforts was named ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2023.