.Usman Khawaja are going to become Australia's earliest Test cricketer in over 20 years this summer as the expert opener organizes his 18th time of professional cricket.The Queenslander, that turns 38 this December, will certainly barring injury come to be the nation's oldest Exam cricketer since previous leader Steve Waugh. Before Tugga, the previous Australian to play Test cricket after commemorating their 38th birthday was actually the legendary Allan Border.Khawaja, the reigning ICC Examination Cricketer of the Year, thought his global job mored than after being actually fell in front of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has been the Australian Examination side's leading run-scorer due to the fact that his arbitrary recall throughout the 2021/22 Ashes set, accumulating 2564 runs at 53.41 along with 7 hundreds-- simply England's Joe Root has managed additional runs during the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & special to Fox Athletics, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > Khawaja thinks he "certainly" will have resigned years ago if not for the "chilled, loosened up setting" created by nationwide trainer Andrew McDonald as well as Test leader Dab Cummins.While he recently really felt disillusioned by the nationwide staff's technique to instruction, Khawaja praised the existing mentoring team for respecting his requirements as a sportsmen getting in the twilight of their having fun career.Curating a personal training regimen has permitted Khawaja to make his greatest cricket at a grow older where others have actually tapered off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photograph by Dab Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Participating in cricket for Australia is actually very taxing," Khawaja said to Fox Cricket last month." There were actually a ton of boxes that I must seem like I had to tick, not automatically creating me a much better cricketer. Our team just must do it because that's what we had to do." There were actually a lot of points our experts performed in relations to preparing for suits and also carrying out workouts that experienced a bit unusual to me, it didn't truly make good sense." When a guy's playing at 37 contrasted to when a fella's 24, they're both visiting need to have extremely various points. The way that they ready is going to be actually different, what they need to have just before a suit is actually extremely various. "It thought that for a number of years everyone constantly performed the exact same trait, no matter where you resided in your life or in your activity, or even where your body systems were."( Cummins) will inform you, he absolutely would not qualify as a lot now as you performed five years back. You can not. You can not melt the candle at both sides. There's a bit much more regard for that right now. "Therefore most definitely, if it was the old method of doing it, I must be carrying out everything that every person else carried out, I may be like, 'Ok, I am actually done, no thank you.'" It is actually most likely the main reason why I'm still playing." A lot of Trial run for Australia after 35th birthday2564-- Usman Khawaja2554-- Steve Waugh2473-- Allan Border2323-- Michael Hussey1996-- Chris RogersUsman Khawaja of Australia. Picture through Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDespite whatever Khawaja has obtained throughout his 13-year Test career, featuring two Ashes triumphs and also a Globe Exam Champion title, he still have not featured in a prosperous Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.The Queenslander was lost before the 2011/12 whitewash, while he also wasn't picked for the 2014/15 collection, which remains Australia's latest Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph.Ahead of what are going to probably be his last Examination collection versus India, Khawaja is actually self-assured Australia may finish its ten-year dry spell versus the Asian goliath." This absolutely seems like some of the toughest crews our experts have actually had for an even though," Khawaja claimed." Our experts've been participating in some definitely excellent cricket, yet India's group is actually very good as well, which is actually why everybody's so ecstatic to view the No. 1 and also No. 2 teams going at it." This Australian crew is really settled. It is actually been tough for a while." There is actually no reasons, whoever wins is actually likely the most effective crew on earth." I assume our team reside in the most effective placement we have actually resided in a while to take India on." Khawaja has scored 544 Trial run against India at 34.00, while that figure drops to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes pleasure in his efficiency in the course of the 2018 Perth Exam versus India, where he top-scored in the 2nd innings along with a rough 72 in challenging situations." That wicket was actually horrible," Khawaja chuckled." Every person's simply getting favorite. I received attacked in the almonds. (Aaron) Finch was actually simply getting hit on his glove he strolled off the industry. People merely getting attacked left, right, and also centre. It was actually an all new Perth arch which had not been pretty all set at the time." That's right stuff I reflect on. If I didn't compose runs there certainly, they would certainly possess chased our total amount down and our team would have dropped." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Picture by 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 many of his Australian teammates, Khawaja delighted in a quiet off-season that featured loads of golf as well as loved ones opportunity. He represented the Vancouver Knights in the Worldwide T20 Canada, however typically really did not play any type of very competitive cricket over the winter.Having started his home summer months 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 acquires underway on Tuesday.To handle his workloads, the 37-year-old counts on to merely participate in 3 Sheffield Cover matches prior to the first Test against India in late November.Queensland are going to encounter Western Australia for its own Sheffield Defense opener at the WACA from Tuesday, along with the 1st sphere scheduled for 1.30 pm AEDT.