.Usman Khawaja are going to end up being Australia's earliest Test cricketer in over 20 years this summer months as the professional opener organizes his 18th period of expert cricket.The Queenslander, who switches 38 this December, will definitely barring accident end up being the country's oldest Examination cricketer considering that former leader Steve Waugh. Before Tugga, the previous Australian to participate in Examination cricket after celebrating their 38th special day was the famous Allan Border.Khawaja, the reigning ICC Examination Cricketer of the Year, thought his global career ended after being actually dropped ahead of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has been actually the Australian Exam side's leading run-scorer due to the fact that his fortuitous repeal throughout the 2021/22 Ashes set, gathering 2564 perform at 53.41 along with seven hundreds-- simply England's Joe Origin has actually taken care of additional runs throughout that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & exclusive to Fox Athletics, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free test today > Khawaja thinks he "undoubtedly" will have retired years ago or even for the "chilled, unwinded setting" developed by nationwide instructor Andrew McDonald and also Exam leader Dab Cummins.While he recently felt disillusioned due to the nationwide team's technique to training, Khawaja commended the current training team for valuing his necessities as a professional athlete getting into the golden of their playing career.Curating a customized training program has actually enabled Khawaja to create his greatest cricket at a grow older where others have tapered off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Image through Pat Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Playing cricket for Australia is really nerve-racking," Khawaja informed Fox Cricket final month." There were a bunch of packages that I must believe that I had to beat, certainly not always producing me a better cricketer. Our experts merely needed to do it since that's what we had to carry out." There were actually a ton of factors our company carried out in terms of preparing for suits and also carrying out warm-ups that believed a little unusual to me, it failed to truly make good sense." When a guy's playing at 37 contrasted to when a guy's 24, they are actually each going to require really different factors. The manner in which they ready is visiting be various, what they require prior to a match is extremely different. "It felt like for a long time everybody consistently performed the exact same thing, despite where you remained in your life or in your video game, or where your body systems were."( Cummins) is going to inform you, he certainly will not teach as a lot currently as you carried out five years back. You can not. You can't melt the candlestick at each ends. There's a little bit more appreciation for that right now. "Therefore certainly, if it was actually the old way of doing it, I needed to be carrying out every thing that everybody else carried out, I may be like, 'Ok, I am actually carried out, no thank you.'" It's probably the reason I'm still playing." Most Trial run for Australia after 35th birthday2564-- Usman Khawaja2554-- Steve Waugh2473-- Allan Border2323-- Michael Hussey1996-- Chris RogersUsman Khawaja of Australia. Image through Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDespite every thing Khawaja has achieved during the course of his 13-year Exam career, including 2 Ashes accomplishments and also a Planet Exam Champion headline, he still hasn't included in an effective Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.The Queenslander was actually fallen ahead of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he additionally wasn't decided on for the 2014/15 set, which remains Australia's latest Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph.Ahead of what will almost certainly be his final Test set against India, Khawaja is actually certain Australia can end its own ten-year drought against the Asian giant." This certainly believes that some of the strongest staffs we've eaten an even though," Khawaja pointed out." Our team've been actually participating in some definitely excellent cricket, however India's team is terrific too, which is why everyone's thus excited to watch the No. 1 and No. 2 teams differing." This Australian team is actually quite resolved. It is actually been actually tough for some time." There is actually no justifications, whoever wins is most likely the best team on the planet." I assume our company remain in the greatest posture our company have actually remained in an even though to take India on." Khawaja has racked up 544 Test runs versus India at 34.00, while that body drops to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes satisfaction in his performance in the course of the 2018 Perth Examination versus India, where he top-scored in the second innings with an abrasive 72 in complicated circumstances." That wicket was actually horrendous," Khawaja laughed." Everyone's only getting smash hit. I got hit in the nuts. (Aaron) Finch was only receiving appealed his handwear cover he strolled off the area. Individuals merely obtaining struck left, straight, as well as center. It was a new Perth arch which wasn't very ready at the time." That is actually right stuff I reflect on. If I failed to compose runs there, they will have chased our total amount down as well as our team will possess dropped." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Picture 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 several of his Australian colleagues, Khawaja appreciated a quiet off-season that included loads of golf as well as household opportunity. He stood for the Vancouver Knights in the Worldwide T20 Canada, however otherwise really did not participate in any kind of reasonable 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 focus transforms in the direction of the Sheffield Guard, which obtains underway on Tuesday.To handle his work, the 37-year-old counts on to merely play 3 Sheffield Shield matches before the very first Examination versus India in overdue November.Queensland will certainly face Western Australia for its own Sheffield Defense opener at the WACA from Tuesday, with the 1st round booked for 1.30 pm AEDT.