.Usman Khawaja will certainly end up being Australia's oldest Test cricketer in over two decades this summer months as the expert opener prepares for his 18th time of expert cricket.The Queenslander, that switches 38 this December, will barring injury come to be the country's oldest Examination cricketer due to the fact that previous captain Steve Waugh. Just before Tugga, the previous Australian to participate in Test cricket after celebrating their 38th birthday was the fabulous Allan Border.Khawaja, the reigning ICC Examination Cricketer of the Year, believed his worldwide career mored than after being actually dropped in advance of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has actually been the Australian Examination side's leading run-scorer because his arbitrary callback in the course of the 2021/22 Ashes series, gathering 2564 perform at 53.41 along with seven hundreds-- only England's Joe Root has actually dealt with additional runs throughout that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & unique to Fox Athletics, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today > Khawaja thinks he "definitely" would possess resigned years ago if not for the "cooled, kicked back atmosphere" generated by nationwide instructor Andrew McDonald and Exam captain Dab Cummins.While he earlier really felt disillusioned by the national crew's technique to instruction, Khawaja applauded the current training workers for valuing his requirements as an athlete entering into the golden of their having fun career.Curating a personalised training regimen has actually allowed Khawaja to generate his ideal cricket at an age where others have blended off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photograph by Dab Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Playing cricket for Australia is quite demanding," Khawaja told Fox Cricket final month." There were actually a lot of cartons that I had to think that I had to beat, certainly not always creating me a better cricketer. Our company only must perform it since that's what our company needed to carry out." There were a lot of factors our team performed in regards to preparing yourself for suits and doing warm-ups that experienced a little unusual to me, it failed to definitely make good sense." When a fella's having fun at 37 matched up to when a man's 24, they're each heading to require quite various factors. The way that they prep is heading to be different, what they need to have prior to a suit is extremely different. "It thought that for a number of years everyone constantly carried out the very same thing, despite where you resided in your lifestyle or in your video game, or even where your bodies were."( Cummins) is going to tell you, he absolutely will not educate as considerably right now as you performed 5 years ago. You can't. You can't get rid of the candlestick at each ends. There's a little bit extra respect for that currently. "So undoubtedly, if it was actually the aged technique of doing it, I had to be performing every thing that everybody else carried out, I may be like, 'Ok, I'm carried out, no thank you.'" It is actually 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. Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDespite every little thing Khawaja has actually accomplished in the course of his 13-year Exam profession, including pair of Ashes conquests and also a World Exam Champion title, he still hasn't featured in a prosperous Border-Gavaskar Prize campaign.The Queenslander was lost in front of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he additionally wasn't decided on for the 2014/15 collection, which stays Australia's most recent Border-Gavaskar Prize triumph.Ahead of what are going to possibly be his final Examination series versus India, Khawaja is actually positive Australia can easily end its ten-year drought versus the Oriental giant." This definitely feels like among the best teams our team've eaten a while," Khawaja mentioned." Our team have actually been actually playing some really good cricket, but India's crew is great too, which is why everybody's so enthusiastic to view the No. 1 as well as No. 2 groups going at it." This Australian staff is actually extremely worked out. It's been solid for some time." There is actually no reasons, whoever succeeds is likely the most ideal staff worldwide." I assume our company're in the very best posture our experts have actually remained in an even though to take India on." Khawaja has actually racked up 544 Test runs versus India at 34.00, while that amount loses to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes honor in his functionality during the 2018 Perth Examination versus India, where he top-scored in the 2nd innings with a gritty 72 in hard situations." That wicket was horrendous," Khawaja laughed." Everyone's just obtaining smash hit. I obtained reached in the nuts. (Aaron) Finch was actually only getting appealed his glove he strolled off the area. Guys just acquiring attacked left, straight, and also facility. It was a new Perth opening which had not been fairly ready back then." That's right stuff I reflect on. If I didn't compose operates certainly there, they will have chased our overall down and our team would possess dropped." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Image through 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 numerous of his Australian allies, Khawaja delighted in a peaceful off-season that featured plenty of golf and family opportunity. He stood for the Vancouver Knights in the Global T20 Canada, yet or else really did not play any type of reasonable cricket over the winter.Having started his home summertime along with a half-century versus Victoria in recently's one-day match at Joint Oval, Khawaja's concentration turns towards the Sheffield Shield, which receives underway on Tuesday.To handle his work, the 37-year-old expects to just play three Sheffield Cover matches prior to the initial Test versus India in late November.Queensland will certainly deal with Western Australia for its own Sheffield Guard opener at the WACA from Tuesday, along with the 1st round booked for 1.30 pm AEDT.