.Usman Khawaja will come to be Australia's earliest Exam cricketer in over two decades this summer season as the veteran opener plans for his 18th period of specialist cricket.The Queenslander, who transforms 38 this December, will barring trauma become the nation's oldest Test cricketer considering that former captain Steve Waugh. Before Tugga, the previous Australian to participate in Test cricket after commemorating their 38th birthday celebration was the legendary Allan Border.Khawaja, the ruling ICC Exam Cricketer of the Year, assumed his global career was over after being lost in advance of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has actually been the Australian Examination edge's leading run-scorer considering that his arbitrary repeal in the course of the 2021/22 Ashes collection, building up 2564 go for 53.41 along with 7 hundreds-- only England's Joe Root has actually handled even more runs during the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & exclusive to Fox Sports, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > Khawaja thinks he "definitely" would certainly have resigned years ago or even for the "chilled, relaxed environment" made through national trainer Andrew McDonald and Examination captain Dab Cummins.While he recently experienced disillusioned due to the nationwide team's strategy to instruction, Khawaja praised the existing training personnel for appreciating his necessities as a professional athlete going into the golden of their having fun career.Curating a personalised instruction program has made it possible for Khawaja to produce his finest cricket at a grow older where others have blended off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photograph through Dab Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Participating in cricket for Australia is actually incredibly taxing," Khawaja informed Fox Cricket final month." There were a ton of cartons that I needed to believe that I had to beat, not always making me a much better cricketer. Our company merely needed to do it because that's what we had to carry out." There were actually a considerable amount of things our experts performed in regards to preparing for matches and also performing warm-ups that felt a little bit unusual to me, it really did not really make good sense." When a guy's playing at 37 matched up to when a guy's 24, they are actually both visiting need really various traits. The way that they prepare is actually mosting likely to be actually various, what they require prior to a suit is actually incredibly various. "It believed that for a very long time everybody consistently carried out the very same factor, despite where you resided in your lifestyle or even in your video game, or even where your physical bodies were actually."( Cummins) is going to tell you, he certainly would certainly not teach as a lot now as you performed 5 years back. You can't. You can not burn the candlestick at each sides. There is actually a bit even more regard for that right now. "Therefore absolutely, if it was the aged means of performing it, I must be actually carrying out whatever that everybody else carried out, I might be like, 'Ok, I am actually performed, no thank you.'" It is actually possibly the main reason why I am actually still participating in." The majority of Test runs for Australia after 35th birthday2564-- Usman Khawaja2554-- Steve Waugh2473-- Allan Border2323-- Michael Hussey1996-- Chris RogersUsman Khawaja of Australia. Photo through Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDespite whatever Khawaja has actually attained during the course of his 13-year Examination career, featuring pair of Ashes accomplishments as well as a Globe Exam Championship label, he still hasn't featured in an effective Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.The Queenslander was actually lost before the 2011/12 whitewash, while he additionally had not been chosen for the 2014/15 series, which continues to be Australia's newest Border-Gavaskar Prize triumph.Ahead of what will certainly easily be his final Test collection versus India, Khawaja is confident Australia may finish its ten-year drought against the Oriental powerhouse." This definitely believes that among the best staffs our team've had for a while," Khawaja pointed out." Our team have actually been participating in some really great cricket, but India's group is actually excellent as well, which is actually why everyone's thus thrilled to view the No. 1 and No. 2 teams going at it." This Australian team is actually very cleared up. It's been sturdy for a while." There's no reasons, whoever wins is actually more than likely the greatest team in the world." I believe our team're in the most effective posture our team've been in a while to take India on." Khawaja has actually scored 544 Test runs against India at 34.00, while that figure drops to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes honor in his performance throughout the 2018 Perth Exam versus India, where he top-scored in the second innings along with a rough 72 in complicated conditions." That opening was actually ghastly," Khawaja chuckled." Everyone's merely acquiring smash hit. I acquired struck in the almonds. (Aaron) Finch was actually simply getting hit on his glove he strolled off the field. Men only getting attacked left, straight, and facility. It was an all new Perth opening which had not been very ready at the time." That's right stuff I reflect on. If I didn't score runs certainly there, they will have chased our total amount down as well as our team will have shed." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesUsman Khawaja's home Exam batting 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 numerous of his Australian teammates, Khawaja took pleasure in a silent off-season that featured loads of golf as well as household opportunity. He stood for the Vancouver Knights in the Worldwide T20 Canada, yet or else failed to play any type of competitive cricket over the winter.Having started his home summer months along with a half-century versus Victoria in last week's one-day match at Joint Oval, Khawaja's concentration switches towards the Sheffield Defense, which obtains underway on Tuesday.To handle his work, the 37-year-old anticipates to merely play 3 Sheffield Cover matches before the 1st Examination against India in late November.Queensland are going to encounter Western Australia for its Sheffield Defense opener at the WACA coming from Tuesday, with the very first sphere scheduled for 1.30 pm AEDT.