Usman Khawaja's wife Rachel converted to Islam to marry cricketer - check PICS
Usman Khawaja scored two tons in the same Test, becoming the sixth Australian player to do so in an Ashes Test and the third at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Usman Khawaja scored two tons in the same Test, becoming the sixth Australian player to do so in an Ashes Test and the third at Sydney Cricket Ground.
In attendance was his wife and daughter. The video of his wife Rachel celebrating husband's first ton of the match had already gone viral.
The fact that Khawaja who was sidelined for almost two years returned to the side and performed like this is a huge achievement.
To have his wife, who has been through thick and thin with him, made the moment special for the left-handed batter.
Theirs is a beautiful love story.
Their marriage story
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Converted to Islam in 2017
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What Rachel said on conversion
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She was quoted saying on dailymail.co.uk: "We got his family (from Sydnney) and my family came and we had an intimate ceremony with ther Imam- so technically we have married for almost two years now." She said this in 2019. Usman has also said that Rachel converted under no pressure and that it was her choice. (Source: Instagram)
Blessed with a baby girl
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The proposal
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Usman may play cricket in Pakistan, the country of his birth
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