.Usman Khawaja will certainly become Australia's oldest Exam cricketer in over twenty years this summertime as the expert opener prepares for his 18th season of qualified cricket.The Queenslander, who transforms 38 this December, will barring personal injury become the nation's earliest Exam cricketer because previous leader Steve Waugh. Before Tugga, the previous Australian to play Test cricket after commemorating their 38th birthday party was actually the fabulous Allan Border.Khawaja, the reigning ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, thought his worldwide profession ended after being dropped before the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has actually been actually the Australian Exam side's leading run-scorer because his arbitrary recall during the course of the 2021/22 Ashes set, collecting 2564 runs at 53.41 along with seven hundreds-- only England's Joe Origin has managed more operates during the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & special to Fox Sports, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free test today > Khawaja thinks he "undoubtedly" will have retired years ago if not for the "cooled, unwinded environment" made by national trainer Andrew McDonald and Examination leader Dab Cummins.While he recently felt disenchanted by the nationwide team's strategy to instruction, Khawaja praised the present mentoring workers for appreciating his needs as a sportsmen getting into the twilight of their playing career.Curating a personalised instruction regimen has made it possible for Khawaja to make his greatest cricket at an age where others have actually blended off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photograph through Pat Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Playing cricket for Australia is really demanding," Khawaja told Fox Cricket last month." There were a bunch of containers that I needed to seem like I must beat, not always producing me a much better cricketer. We just must perform it because that's what our company had to do." There were a bunch of points we did in relations to preparing yourself for suits and also performing warm-ups that experienced a little bit odd to me, it really did not definitely make sense." When a man's having fun at 37 reviewed to when a guy's 24, they are actually both going to require very different points. The way that they prep is actually mosting likely to be different, what they need to have prior to a match is very different. "It felt like for a number of years everybody consistently carried out the very same factor, no matter where you remained in your lifestyle or even in your video game, or even where your bodies were actually."( Cummins) is going to inform you, he definitely would certainly not train as much right now as you did 5 years back. You can't. You can't melt the candlestick at both sides. There is actually a bit more respect for that currently. "So undoubtedly, if it was the old way of performing it, I needed to be carrying out every little thing that every person else did, I may be like, 'Ok, I'm carried out, no thanks.'" It's perhaps the main reason why I am actually still participating in." A lot of 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 whatever Khawaja has achieved in the course of his 13-year Examination job, featuring 2 Ashes triumphs and a Planet Exam Championship label, he still hasn't featured in a productive Border-Gavaskar Prize campaign.The Queenslander was actually dropped before the 2011/12 whitewash, while he likewise wasn't selected for the 2014/15 series, which stays Australia's most recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph.Ahead of what will probably be his last Test collection against India, Khawaja is confident Australia may end its ten-year drought versus the Oriental powerhouse." This most definitely thinks that among the greatest crews our team've eaten an even though," Khawaja claimed." We've been participating in some definitely great cricket, however India's staff is terrific also, which is why everybody's so enthusiastic to watch the No. 1 as well as No. 2 teams going at it." This Australian team is actually very settled. It's been tough for a while." There is actually no justifications, whoever gains is actually most likely the very best group on earth." I presume our experts're in the most ideal placement we have actually been in a while to take India on." Khawaja has racked up 544 Test runs against India at 34.00, while that number goes down to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes pleasure in his efficiency throughout the 2018 Perth Examination against India, where he top-scored in the 2nd innings with a rough 72 in difficult circumstances." That opening was hideous," Khawaja giggled." Every person's simply receiving favorite. I received attacked in the nuts. (Aaron) Finch was just obtaining appealed his glove he strolled off the area. Individuals just obtaining reached left, right, and facility. It was actually a new Perth gate which had not been quite prepared at the moment." That is actually right stuff I look back on. If I really did not compose runs there certainly, they would certainly possess chased our total down and also our experts will have lost." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Photograph 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 several of his Australian allies, Khawaja took pleasure in a quiet off-season that included loads of golf and also family members opportunity. He exemplified the Vancouver Knights in the International T20 Canada, however or else failed to participate in any sort of affordable cricket over the winter.Having began his home summer months along with a half-century against Victoria in last week's one-day suit at Junction Oval, Khawaja's concentration transforms towards the Sheffield Shield, which obtains underway on Tuesday.To handle his workloads, the 37-year-old expects to simply play 3 Sheffield Shield matches before the very first Test against India in late November.Queensland will certainly experience Western Australia for its own Sheffield Cover opener at the WACA from Tuesday, with the first round set up for 1.30 pm AEDT.