Khawaja makes history as first Muslim in Australian cricket team

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    Pakistan-born Usman Khawaja has become the first Muslim to be selected in an Australian cricket squad -- and could now play against his country of birth in Britain next month.

    Khawaja, who was born in Islamabad but moved to Australia at the age of four, said he was "shocked" at being selected for the two-Test series, which was moved to England due to safety concerns in Pakistan due to last year's extremist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team bus.

    "I was a bit shocked, I had a feeling I was close but that could mean absolutely nothing," he told Cricket Australia's official website.

    "The feeling didn't really sink in straight away but I've told my family and they're really excited."

    http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/06/23/cricket.australia.pakistan.khawaja/
     
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