Born on December 18, 1986, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Usman Khawaja is a Pakistan-born professional Australian cricketer. He plays for the Australian men’s cricket team as a top-order batter across formats. He bats left-handed and bowls at a medium pace with his right arm.
According to Fox Sports, Khawaja became the oldest cricketer to represent Australia in Test cricket in about two decades in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He is also the second Australian to bat on all five days of a Test match in the first Test of The Ashes 2023.
Usman Khawaja Salary 2024
As of December 2024, Usman Khawaja’s primary source of income is his central contract with Cricket Australia (CA) and the Big Bash League (BBL).
Usman Khawaja Australian Team Salary
Usman Khawaja has been a mainstay for the Australian men’s cricket team in Test cricket for a few years. According to FanCode, Australian cricketers earned ₹11 lakh for a Test in 2022.
Usman Khawaja IPL Salary
According to IPL’s official website, Usman Khawaja went unsold in the IPL 2016 auction. However, the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) signed him as a replacement for his base price of ₹1 crore. He was retained for the same price in the IPL 2017 season. In the IPL 2022 mega auction, Khwaja registered for a base price of ₹1.50 crore but found no takers.
Usman Khawaja IPL Salary Year by Year
| Year | Team | Salary |
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant (now-defunct) | ₹1 crore |
| 2016 (Replacement) | Rising Pune Supergiant (now-defunct) | ₹1 crore |
Usman Khawaja Contract 2024
As of December 2024, Usman Khawaja has signed contracts with Cricket Australia in international cricket, Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League, and Queensland in Australian domestic cricket.
Usman Khawaja Australian Team Contract
Usman Khwaja earned his maiden Cricket Australia contract in 2011-12. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Khawaja was excluded from the 2012-13 contract list. According to NDTV Sports, Khawaja’s CA contract was promoted in 2013-14. According to Cricket Australia’s official website, Khawaja was again omitted from the central contract list in 2014-15. He earned back his contract for the 2016-17 season and was retained in 2017-18. After being retained for a couple of more years, Khawaja was not offered a contract in 2020-21.
According to the ICC’s official website, Khawaja retained his full-time contract in 2022-23 after receiving an upgrade in 2021-22. In 2023-24, Khawaja was retained in the 2023-24 contract list released by Cricket Australia, as per Fox Sports.
According to Cricket Australia’s official website, Khawaja was included in the list of nationally contracted players for 2024-25.
Usman Khawaja IPL Contract
Usman Khawaja received his maiden IPL contract when the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant signed him as a replacement in IPL 2016. He was retained by the franchise in the IPL 2017 season as well.
| Teams | Year |
| Rising Pune Supergiant (now-defunct) | 2016 and 2017 |
Usman Khawaja T20 League Contract
Usman Khawaja was a regular member of the Sydney Thunder since the inception of the Big Bash League in 2011-12. According to the Brisbane Heat’s official page, Khawaja signed a four-year deal with the Brisbane Heat in 2022, drawing curtains to his Thunder career which spanned over a decade.
| Teams | Year |
| Brisbane Heat | 2022-Present |
| Sydney Thunder | 2011-2021 |
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FAQs on Usman Khawaja salary
A. Usman Khwaja earned his maiden Cricket Australia contract in 2011-12.
A. Usman Khawaja received his first IPL contract with the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant as a replacement in IPL 2016.
A. As of December 2024, Usman Khawaja has been contracted with CA in 2024-25.
A. Usman Khawaja signed a four-year BBL contract with the Brisbane Heat in 2022.
A. The now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant signed Usman Khawaja as a replacement for his base price of INR 1 crore.
A. As of December 2024, Usman Khawaja has represented the Sydney Thunder from 2011/12-2021/22. He is currently contracted with the Brisbane Heat since 2022 to date.
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