- Khawaja wants immigrant contributions to be celebrated
- The Pakistani original striker came to Australia with four -year -old parents
The cricket star, Usman Khawaja, revealed his frustration against immigrants who move to Australia who blame himself for the country’s housing crisis.
Khawaja, 38, was born in Pakistan and moved to Sydney with his family at the age of four.
Speaking before the federal elections next month, the opening drummer recognized that attitudes with regard to immigration are improving – but can be better.
“When I hear immigration to be blamed for the housing crisis, what I know fundamentally is not true – the housing prices have crossed the roof when no immigrant was done in Covid – that disappoints me because I think Australia was built on the back of immigration,” he told Fairfax.
“Unless you are the First Nations or a person of indigenous origin, we are all immigrants in one way or another.”
Khawaja said his conviction that “the largest asset in Australia is his immigrant community” before pointing out of the current media threw surrounding the star of the Gout Gout track.
Usman cricket star Khawaja (photo with his wife Rachel) revealed his frustration against immigrants who move to Australia being blamed for the nation housing crisis
Khawaja was born in Pakistan and moved to Sydney with his family at the age of four
The opening striker (photo with his wife Rachel) used the sensation drop of Australian sprint as an example of the way immigrants have enriched the country
The Sprinter, 17, was born in Brisbane – but his parents fled South Sudan for a better life on the Australian coasts.
A burning desire for Australia to adopt immigration was one of the main reasons why the cricket player launched the USman Khawaja Foundation.
The Foundation offers subsidies, aid and support for education for young people and families from refugees, immigrants, natives, rural, distant and low socio-economic content.
Khawaja admitted that he was racially targeted as a young person – and maintains that there must be a more multicultural representation in the Australian cricket elite coaching circles.
After being given for the first time to his green Baggy in 2011, Khawaja approaches 6000 points at the test, being an automatic selection in recent years.
Last month, Khawaja ran controversial after being accused of abandoning Queensland’s Bulls to attend the Australian F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Khawaja then launched a passionate defense of his absence Sheffield Shield, targeting Queensland’s cricket chief Joe Dawes, for what he called “categorically false” comments.
The veteran – who is also a qualified pilot – then presented in the Sheffield Shield final, which was won by South Australia.
He is expected to face the new ball when Australia faces South Africa in the world testing championship in Lord’s from June 11.
