First Muslim to play first class cricket in Aus, next stop test team?

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First Muslim to play first class cricket in Aus, next stop test team?

Usman Khawaja is picked to play for NSW making him the first muslim to ever play first class cricket at state level in Australia. Khawaja was born in Pakistan and moved to Australia when he was just 4. Feb 2008.

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