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Usman Khawaja is not known for being a sledger on the field but he has cut down a British tall poppy with an Instagram post about the Australian team’s World Test Championship final celebrations. 

Failed right-wing politician turned broadcaster Nigel Farage criticised the Australian team for not doing the traditional celebration of spraying champagne after the WTC final win over India at The Oval. 

“Once again the Australian cricket team do not celebrate in champagne style because 1 of the team members is a Muslim. Are we all to suspend normal life because of the minority?” he tweeted to his 1.7 million followers. 

Pat Cummins has previously stated the team has deliberately not done so out of respect for Khawaja’s Muslim faith which does not approve of alcohol. 

Khawaja took to Instagram to post a picture of himself enjoying a soft drink while holding the WTC mace along with the caption: “Celebrating with a Diet Coke!????Some old heads call it Un-Australian. I call it the new Australians. A game for all! #worldchampions”