.Usman Khawaja will definitely become Australia's oldest Examination cricketer in over twenty years this summer season as the expert opener gets ready for his 18th time of specialist cricket.The Queenslander, who switches 38 this December, will barring accident end up being the nation's oldest Test cricketer because previous leader Steve Waugh. Prior to Tugga, the previous Australian to play Test cricket after celebrating their 38th birthday celebration was the legendary Allan Border.Khawaja, the ruling ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, assumed his global career ended after being actually fell in front of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has been the Australian Test edge's leading run-scorer due to the fact that his fortuitous repeal during the course of the 2021/22 Ashes series, collecting 2564 perform at 53.41 along with seven hundreds-- simply England's Joe Origin has handled additional runs in the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & unique to Fox Sports, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge test today > Khawaja believes he "certainly" will possess resigned years ago otherwise for the "chilled, loosened up atmosphere" developed through nationwide trainer Andrew McDonald and also Test captain Dab Cummins.While he formerly experienced disillusioned by the national group's approach to training, Khawaja commended the current mentoring personnel for recognizing his needs as a sportsmen going into the golden of their having fun career.Curating a customised instruction regimen has actually permitted Khawaja to make his finest cricket at a grow older where others have tapered off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photo by Pat Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Participating in cricket for Australia is very demanding," Khawaja told Fox Cricket last month." There were actually a ton of containers that I needed to think that I must beat, not necessarily creating me a better cricketer. Our experts just needed to perform it since that's what our team needed to perform." There were actually a lot of points we did in regards to getting ready for suits and also carrying out workouts that thought a bit odd to me, it really did not definitely make good sense." When an individual's having fun at 37 matched up to when a person's 24, they are actually each heading to need to have quite various factors. The way that they ready is visiting be various, what they need to have before a suit is very various. "It believed that for a number of years every person always did the very same trait, despite where you remained in your life or even in your activity, or where your body systems were actually."( Cummins) is going to tell you, he certainly will not teach as much now as you performed five years back. You can not. You can't shed the candle at each ends. There's a bit even more respect for that currently. "So certainly, if it was actually the aged method of doing it, I needed to be actually doing everything that everybody else carried out, I could be like, 'Ok, I'm performed, no thank you.'" It is actually probably the reason why I am actually still participating in." Many Test runs for Australia after 35th birthday2564-- Usman Khawaja2554-- Steve Waugh2473-- Allan Border2323-- Michael Hussey1996-- Chris RogersUsman Khawaja of Australia. Image by Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDespite everything Khawaja has actually attained throughout his 13-year Test occupation, including two Ashes triumphs and also a Globe Exam Championship label, he still have not featured in an effective Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.The Queenslander was dropped in advance of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he also had not been decided on for the 2014/15 set, which remains Australia's most recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph.Ahead of what will certainly likely be his last Exam set versus India, Khawaja is confident Australia may end its ten-year drought against the Oriental powerhouse." This certainly believes that one of the strongest teams we've had for a while," Khawaja mentioned." We've been actually participating in some actually good cricket, yet India's group is actually great as well, which is why everybody's therefore thrilled to enjoy the No. 1 as well as No. 2 teams differing." This Australian group is actually incredibly worked out. It is actually been actually tough for some time." There is actually no justifications, whoever succeeds is actually most likely the best staff worldwide." I believe we reside in the greatest posture our team have actually been in an even though to take India on." Khawaja has actually scored 544 Trial run against India at 34.00, while that amount goes down to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes satisfaction in his functionality during the course of the 2018 Perth Examination versus India, where he top-scored in the second innings along with an abrasive 72 in hard conditions." That arch was actually hideous," Khawaja chuckled." Everyone's just acquiring favorite. I received struck in the nuts. (Aaron) Finch was only receiving appealed his handwear cover he walked off the field. Fellas merely receiving hit left, straight, and centre. It was actually an all new Perth arch which had not been quite prepared during the time." That is actually the stuff I look back on. If I didn't score operates there, they would have chased our total amount down and also we will possess shed." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Image by Morgan Hancock/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesUsman Khawaja's home Exam hitting average74.40 vs New Zealand58.11 vs South Africa57.44 vs the West Indies56.00 vs Sri Lanka53.83 vs England48.70 vs Pakistan28.28 vs IndiaUnlike many of his Australian colleagues, Khawaja appreciated a quiet off-season that included loads of golf and also loved ones time. He embodied the Vancouver Knights in the International T20 Canada, however or else really did not play any competitive cricket over the winter.Having started his home summertime with a half-century against Victoria in recently's one-day match at Junction Oval, Khawaja's concentration switches towards the Sheffield Defense, which gets underway on Tuesday.To handle his amount of work, the 37-year-old counts on to simply play three Sheffield Cover matches just before the first Exam versus India in overdue November.Queensland will definitely experience Western side Australia for its own Sheffield Shield opener at the WACA from Tuesday, with the first sphere scheduled for 1.30 pm AEDT.