.Usman Khawaja will certainly come to be Australia's oldest Test cricketer in over two decades this summer months as the pro opener gets ready for his 18th period of professional cricket.The Queenslander, that transforms 38 this December, will barring trauma come to be the nation's oldest Exam cricketer considering that former captain Steve Waugh. Before Tugga, the previous Australian to participate in Test cricket after commemorating their 38th birthday party was actually the epic Allan Border.Khawaja, the ruling ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, assumed his worldwide occupation ended after being actually dropped ahead of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has actually been actually the Australian Examination edge's leading run-scorer because his fortuitous recall during the 2021/22 Ashes set, collecting 2564 runs at 53.41 with 7 hundreds-- only England's Joe Root has dealt with additional runs during the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & unique to Fox Sports, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today > Khawaja feels he "undoubtedly" would certainly have retired years ago if not for the "chilled, loosened up environment" made through national instructor Andrew McDonald and also Examination leader Dab Cummins.While he earlier felt disenchanted due to the nationwide group's strategy to instruction, Khawaja praised the current mentoring staff for respecting his necessities as a sportsmen getting into the golden of their playing career.Curating a personalised training regimen has permitted Khawaja to generate his absolute best cricket at a grow older where others have tapered off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Picture through Pat Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Playing cricket for Australia is very nerve-racking," Khawaja said to Fox Cricket last month." There were a ton of packages that I needed to seem like I had to beat, not necessarily producing me a much better cricketer. Our experts only must do it because that's what our experts had to perform." There were a considerable amount of factors our experts carried out in terms of preparing yourself for matches as well as performing warm-ups that believed a bit bizarre to me, it really did not really make sense." When a person's playing at 37 reviewed to when a person's 24, they're both visiting require really different things. The manner in which they prep is actually visiting be various, what they need before a match is actually extremely different. "It felt like for a long period of time every person constantly performed the very same thing, regardless of where you were in your life or even in your game, or even where your body systems were actually."( Cummins) will certainly tell you, he most definitely would not teach as a lot now as you carried out five years back. You can't. You can not shed the candlestick at both ends. There is actually a small amount much more regard for that now. "So most definitely, if it was the outdated means of performing it, I had to be performing whatever that every person else carried out, I may be like, 'Ok, I am actually performed, no thank you.'" It is actually probably the reason that I'm still participating in." The majority of 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 every thing Khawaja has attained throughout his 13-year Test job, featuring pair of Ashes conquests as well as a Planet Examination Champion label, he still hasn't included in a successful Border-Gavaskar Prize campaign.The Queenslander was actually fallen in advance of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he likewise wasn't picked for the 2014/15 collection, which continues to be Australia's latest Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph.Ahead of what will certainly almost certainly be his final Exam collection versus India, Khawaja is actually confident Australia can easily finish its own ten-year drought versus the Oriental giant." This most definitely seems like among the best teams our company've had for a while," Khawaja claimed." Our team have actually been participating in some actually great cricket, but India's crew is excellent as well, which is why everybody's thus excited to check out the No. 1 and also No. 2 teams going at it." This Australian group is very settled. It is actually been strong for some time." There is actually no excuses, whoever gains is actually probably the greatest team on earth." I assume we're in the most effective posture our experts've been in an even though to take India on." Khawaja has actually scored 544 Trial run against India at 34.00, while that number falls to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes pleasure in his functionality during the 2018 Perth Examination versus India, where he top-scored in the 2nd innings with a rough 72 in challenging situations." That gate was horrible," Khawaja chuckled." Everyone's merely receiving hit. I received hit in the nuts. (Aaron) Finch was simply receiving appealed his handwear cover he strolled off the field. Fellas merely getting hit left, right, and also center. It was actually an all new Perth wicket which had not been fairly all set at that time." That is actually right stuff I look back on. If I didn't score operates certainly there, they will have chased our total down as well as our company would possess lost." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Photo through 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 several of his Australian allies, Khawaja enjoyed a silent off-season that featured a lot of golf as well as family members time. He worked with the Vancouver Knights in the Worldwide T20 Canada, but typically failed to play any type of competitive cricket over the winter.Having started his home summer with a half-century versus Victoria in last week's one-day suit at Junction Oval, Khawaja's concentration turns in the direction of the Sheffield Guard, which acquires underway on Tuesday.To manage his work, the 37-year-old expects to simply play 3 Sheffield Defense matches before the initial Examination against India in late November.Queensland will definitely experience Western side Australia for its Sheffield Cover opener at the WACA from Tuesday, along with the initial ball planned for 1.30 pm AEDT.