.Usman Khawaja will definitely become Australia's oldest Exam cricketer in over twenty years this summertime as the expert opener organizes his 18th period of professional cricket.The Queenslander, that transforms 38 this December, are going to blocking accident end up being the nation's earliest Examination cricketer due to the fact that past leader Steve Waugh. Before Tugga, the previous Australian to play Test cricket after celebrating their 38th birthday party was the legendary Allan Border.Khawaja, the ruling ICC Exam Cricketer of the Year, assumed his international career mored than after being actually lost in front of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has been the Australian Examination edge's leading run-scorer considering that his fortuitous repeal during the course of the 2021/22 Ashes set, gathering 2564 runs at 53.41 with seven hundreds-- just England's Joe Root has actually dealt with even more operates during the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & special to Fox Sports, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free test today > Khawaja feels he "most definitely" would have retired years ago or even for the "chilled, loosened up atmosphere" created by nationwide coach Andrew McDonald as well as Exam leader Dab Cummins.While he formerly experienced disenchanted by the national crew's strategy to training, Khawaja commended the existing training team for valuing his requirements as an athlete entering the golden of their playing career.Curating a personal training regimen has actually allowed Khawaja to create his best cricket at an age where others have actually blended off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photograph by Dab Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Participating in cricket for Australia is incredibly nerve-racking," Khawaja said to Fox Cricket last month." There were a great deal of containers that I must feel like I must beat, certainly not essentially producing me a much better cricketer. Our experts simply had to do it since that's what our team needed to perform." There were a lot of traits our experts carried out in terms of preparing yourself for suits and also performing warm-ups that thought a little bit weird to me, it really did not really make good sense." When a fella's playing at 37 matched up to when a person's 24, they're both going to require extremely various things. The manner in which they prepare is visiting be various, what they need just before a match is quite various. "It felt like for a long time everybody consistently performed the very same factor, no matter where you remained in your lifestyle or in your activity, or even where your bodies were actually."( Cummins) is going to tell you, he absolutely will not train as a lot right now as you did 5 years ago. You can not. You can't melt the candle at each ends. There is actually a bit a lot more respect for that now. "So absolutely, if it was the aged way of doing it, I needed to be actually doing whatever that every person else did, I might be like, 'Ok, I'm done, no thank you.'" It's probably the reason I'm still playing." Many Trial run 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 whatever Khawaja has actually attained during the course of his 13-year Examination profession, consisting of two Ashes victories as well as a Planet Examination Championship headline, he still have not included in a successful Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.The Queenslander was actually fallen in advance of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he also had not been chosen for the 2014/15 set, which stays Australia's recent Border-Gavaskar Prize triumph.Ahead of what are going to easily be his ultimate Examination series against India, Khawaja is actually confident Australia can easily finish its ten-year dry spell versus the Oriental powerhouse." This absolutely feels like one of the best teams our team have actually eaten an even though," Khawaja pointed out." Our team have actually been actually playing some definitely excellent cricket, yet India's team is very good too, which is actually why everyone's thus delighted to see the No. 1 and No. 2 crews going at it." This Australian staff is incredibly settled. It is actually been actually tough for a while." There's no reasons, whoever wins is actually likely the most ideal team worldwide." I think our experts reside in the very best setting we have actually been in a while to take India on." Khawaja has actually racked up 544 Trial run against India at 34.00, while that amount drops to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes pride in his functionality throughout the 2018 Perth Exam against India, where he top-scored in the second innings with an abrasive 72 in complicated circumstances." That gate was hideous," Khawaja had a good laugh." Everyone's just acquiring favorite. I got attacked in the almonds. (Aaron) Finch was actually simply obtaining hit on his handwear cover he walked off the area. Individuals merely receiving reached left, straight, and also facility. It was actually a new Perth gate which had not been pretty ready back then." That is actually the stuff I reflect on. If I failed to compose operates there certainly, they would certainly have chased our total amount down as well as our experts would possess lost." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Image by Morgan Hancock/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesUsman Khawaja's home Test 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 numerous of his Australian allies, Khawaja appreciated a peaceful off-season that featured lots of golf and loved ones time. He worked with the Vancouver Knights in the Worldwide T20 Canada, however typically didn't participate in any sort of reasonable cricket over the winter.Having began his home summer with a half-century against Victoria in recently's one-day match at Junction Oval, Khawaja's concentration switches in the direction of the Sheffield Guard, which acquires underway on Tuesday.To manage his work, the 37-year-old expects to only participate in three Sheffield Cover matches prior to the very first Exam against India in overdue November.Queensland are going to face Western Australia for its Sheffield Defense opener at the WACA from Tuesday, with the first sphere scheduled for 1.30 pm AEDT.