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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.
Their marriage story
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On paper, Usman married Rachel in April of 2018. The couple had got engaged in 2016 itself. (Source: Instagram)
Converted to Islam in 2017
In 2019, Rachel opened up on her conversion, saying that in 2017 she had performed a special Islamic marriage ceremony called nikah, as per dailymail.co.uk.
What Rachel said on conversion
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
Usman and Rachel were blessed with a baby girl in 2020 and she was there when her father returned to Test cricket in style at SCG. (Source: Instagram)
The proposal
Usman had proposed her during horse and carriage ride through Central Park in New York in 2016 on her 21st birthday. (Source: Instagram)
Usman may play cricket in Pakistan, the country of his birth
Usman was born in Islamabad in Pakistan and his family had migrated to Australia when he was just five. With his centuries in 4th Ashes Test, he has almost booked his seat on flight to Pakistan, where Australia play 3 Tests and ODIs each and one T20I later this year. (Source: Instagram)
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