SYDNEY: Australia skipper Pat Cummins and former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan congratulated Usman Khawaja after the veteran Australian batter announced that he will retire from international cricket after the fifth and final Ashes Test, scheduled from January 4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The 39-year-old opener will retire as one of Australia’s most prolific run-scorers; 30 more in his farewell Test will see him pass Michael Hussey’s tally of 6, 235 into 14th among Australian men.

Congratulating him on his successful international career of 15 years, Cummins posted a picture of himself celebrating a wicket with Khawaja. The skipper also hoped that Usman would score a century in his farewell Test. “Congratulations on an international career, mate. One more home century to go, ” he posted on X.