Sydney, Jan. 4 -- Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja reflected on his parents' struggle, crediting them for the sacrifices they made in the left-hand batter's early years of his cricketing journey.

Khawaja, 39, announced his Test retirement on Friday, with the ongoing Sydney Ashes Test being his last match. Khawaja has played 88 Tests (Sydney Test included) and has scored 6206 runs, with most of those runs coming from the top of the order.

Born in Pakistan, Khawaja moved with his family to Australia when he was a young boy and in the 2011 Sydney Ashes Test, he became the first Muslim to play for Australia.

Ahead of his final Test match, Khawaja spoke to Fox Cricket about his parents', Tariq and Fozia, sacrifices and their contribution ...