.Usman Khawaja will come to be Australia's oldest Examination cricketer in over two decades this summertime as the veteran opener prepares for his 18th time of specialist cricket.The Queenslander, who turns 38 this December, will definitely blocking accident come to be the country's earliest Exam cricketer considering that previous leader Steve Waugh. Before Tugga, the previous Australian to participate in Exam cricket after celebrating their 38th birthday celebration was the legendary Allan Border.Khawaja, the reigning ICC Exam Cricketer of the Year, believed his global job ended after being actually fell before the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has been actually the Australian Exam edge's leading run-scorer considering that his arbitrary callback during the course of the 2021/22 Ashes series, accumulating 2564 go for 53.41 with 7 hundreds-- merely England's Joe Root has actually dealt with additional runs during the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & special to Fox Sports, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost trial today > Khawaja believes he "undoubtedly" will possess retired years ago or even for the "cooled, relaxed setting" created by nationwide coach Andrew McDonald as well as Exam leader Dab Cummins.While he earlier felt disenchanted by the nationwide staff's strategy to instruction, Khawaja commended the existing mentoring workers for valuing his requirements as an athlete entering into the golden of their having fun career.Curating a customised instruction regimen has actually made it possible for Khawaja to produce his best cricket at a grow older where others have tapered off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photograph through Dab Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Participating in cricket for Australia is extremely taxing," Khawaja said to Fox Cricket final month." There were actually a lot of cartons that I must believe that I had to beat, certainly not essentially producing me a much better cricketer. Our company merely must do it because that's what our company had to carry out." There were a great deal of traits our company performed in regards to preparing for suits and performing warm-ups that felt a bit strange to me, it failed to definitely make good sense." When a man's having fun at 37 contrasted to when a guy's 24, they're both heading to require really different things. The way that they prepare is mosting likely to be actually various, what they require before a suit is actually extremely different. "It felt like for a long time everyone regularly performed the exact same trait, no matter where you remained in your lifestyle or in your activity, or even where your body systems were actually."( Cummins) will definitely inform you, he most definitely would certainly not train as much now as you carried out five years back. You can not. You can't melt the candle light at both ends. There is actually a little bit even more appreciation for that currently. "So definitely, if it was actually the aged method of doing it, I needed to be doing everything that every person else carried out, I may be like, 'Ok, I'm performed, no thank you.'" It's possibly the reason that I am actually still playing." Many Trial run for Australia after 35th birthday2564-- Usman Khawaja2554-- Steve Waugh2473-- Allan Border2323-- Michael Hussey1996-- Chris RogersUsman Khawaja of Australia. Picture by Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDespite every little thing Khawaja has actually achieved in the course of his 13-year Exam profession, consisting of 2 Ashes conquests and a World Examination Championship headline, he still have not featured in a prosperous Border-Gavaskar Prize campaign.The Queenslander was lost in front of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he additionally wasn't chosen for the 2014/15 set, which remains Australia's newest Border-Gavaskar Prize triumph.Ahead of what will definitely almost certainly be his last Test set versus India, Khawaja is actually confident Australia can finish its ten-year drought against the Asian giant." This most definitely feels like some of the toughest teams our company've eaten a while," Khawaja said." Our experts have actually been participating in some actually great cricket, but India's crew is good as well, which is why every person's so enthusiastic to enjoy the No. 1 and No. 2 crews going at it." This Australian group is actually very resolved. It's been strong for some time." There's no justifications, whoever succeeds is likely the best crew on earth." I think our company're in the very best posture our experts've resided in a while to take India on." Khawaja has actually scored 544 Test runs against India at 34.00, while that body goes down to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes satisfaction in his performance in the course of the 2018 Perth Exam against India, where he top-scored in the second innings with a gritty 72 in challenging conditions." That arch was actually horrible," Khawaja laughed." Everyone's simply receiving favorite. I got struck in the nuts. (Aaron) Finch was actually just getting hit on his glove he walked off the area. Guys only acquiring struck left, right, as well as centre. It was actually an all new Perth wicket which had not been fairly prepared at the moment." That is actually right stuff I look back on. If I really did not score runs there certainly, they would possess chased our overall down and also we will have dropped." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Photo through Morgan Hancock/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesUsman Khawaja's home Examination 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 colleagues, Khawaja enjoyed a quiet off-season that included lots of golf and family members time. He embodied the Vancouver Knights in the Worldwide T20 Canada, however otherwise really did not play any competitive cricket over the winter.Having began his home summer season along with a half-century against Victoria in recently's one-day suit at Joint Oval, Khawaja's focus turns in the direction of the Sheffield Guard, which receives underway on Tuesday.To handle his work, the 37-year-old counts on to simply play 3 Sheffield Cover matches before the very first Exam versus India in overdue November.Queensland will certainly face Western side Australia for its Sheffield Guard opener at the WACA from Tuesday, with the first round arranged for 1.30 pm AEDT.