Usman Khawaja has always raised his voice in support of Palestine, as he expressed his shock at Lalor's firing on his Instagram story.

Usman Khawaja extended support to Australian journalist Peter Lalor who was sacked midway through the Sri Lanka tour for his social media activity on Gaza war.

Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja has defended cricket journalist Peter Lalor, who was removed from radio coverage of the Sri Lanka tour after sharing posts about Gaza.

There have been many instances where sportsman have displayed their political ideologies and have also got into trouble. These instances have taken place in the cricketing world as well which has caused some major controversies in the players and sports personalities who had chosen to involve themselves in these political events.