Usman Khawaja reveals illness he kept secret his entire Test cricket career

Key points

• Former Australian Test cricketer Usman Khawaja has revealed he lived with rheumatoid arthritis throughout his 88-Test career, keeping the condition secret from teammates. Diagnosed at 22 while playing for New South Wales, he initially feared he had a terminal illness after doctors struggled to identify the cause of severe knee pain.
• He manages the condition with regular injections of a drug he describes as a godsend.
• Khawaja, who retired after Australia's Ashes win in January, hopes his story will encourage others living with autoimmune diseases.