Usman Khawaja understands the power of his profile, and as he edges closer to the end of a decorated career, he wants to wield that influence more than ever.

As the first Muslim to play cricket for Australia, he has called out political leaders for failing to condemn Islamophobia, pushed for gambling reform, and recently met with the prime minister to discuss the crisis in Gaza.

The 38-year-old was the natural ringleader for Tony Armstrong to seek out in his ABC documentary series End Game , which explores racism in sport. Loading...

In the series, Armstrong forms a Players' Coalition — athletes across all sports uniting to drive reform at the highest levels of government, with Khawaja as his star recruit.

"It needs to be something that actually does have influence and power, and

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