.Usman Khawaja will definitely end up being Australia's earliest Test cricketer in over two decades this summer season as the veteran opener plans for his 18th time of expert cricket.The Queenslander, that turns 38 this December, will barring trauma end up being the country's oldest Exam cricketer due to the fact that former captain Steve Waugh. Prior to Tugga, the previous Australian to play Examination cricket after celebrating their 38th birthday was actually the epic Allan Border.Khawaja, the ruling ICC Examination Cricketer of the Year, thought his international profession ended after being actually dropped in front of the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has been actually the Australian Exam edge's leading run-scorer considering that his fortuitous repeal throughout the 2021/22 Ashes series, building up 2564 go for 53.41 with seven hundreds-- merely England's Joe Root has managed more operates during the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & exclusive to Fox Athletics, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost test today > Khawaja feels he "certainly" would certainly have retired years ago if not for the "chilled, relaxed atmosphere" generated through national trainer Andrew McDonald as well as Test leader Pat Cummins.While he formerly experienced disenchanted due to the national staff's method to instruction, Khawaja praised the existing mentoring workers for appreciating his requirements as a professional athlete getting into the twilight of their playing career.Curating a personalised training program has actually allowed Khawaja to produce his absolute best cricket at a grow older where others have actually tapered off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Image through Dab Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Playing cricket for Australia is actually very demanding," Khawaja said to Fox Cricket last month." There were actually a great deal of packages that I must feel like I needed to tick, certainly not essentially producing me a much better cricketer. Our company just must perform it since that's what our team needed to do." There were a bunch of factors our company performed in relations to getting ready for suits and also doing workouts that felt a little bit odd to me, it didn't really make good sense." When a person's playing at 37 compared to when a man's 24, they are actually both heading to need to have extremely different points. The way that they prep is mosting likely to be various, what they need just before a suit is quite various. "It thought that for a very long time every person always carried out the exact same factor, no matter where you remained in your life or even in your game, or even where your bodies were actually."( Cummins) will certainly tell you, he most definitely will certainly not train as a lot right now as you did 5 years ago. You can not. You can't burn the candle at both sides. There's a little bit more regard for that right now. "Therefore most definitely, if it was actually the aged technique of doing it, I must be actually carrying out whatever that every person else carried out, I may be like, 'Ok, I'm carried out, no thanks.'" It is actually most likely the reason why 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 little thing Khawaja has obtained during the course of his 13-year Examination career, featuring pair of Ashes triumphs and a Planet Examination Champion label, he still have not included in an effective Border-Gavaskar Prize campaign.The Queenslander was lost ahead of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he likewise wasn't selected for the 2014/15 collection, which stays Australia's latest Border-Gavaskar Prize triumph.Ahead of what are going to almost certainly be his final Exam series against India, Khawaja is self-assured Australia may end its own ten-year drought versus the Eastern powerhouse." This undoubtedly believes that some of the greatest teams our team've eaten a while," Khawaja pointed out." Our experts've been participating in some truly good cricket, yet India's group is actually good also, which is actually why everybody's therefore thrilled to see the No. 1 as well as No. 2 crews differing." This Australian staff is quite resolved. It's been solid for a while." There is actually no excuses, whoever wins is likely the greatest staff in the world." I assume our company're in the greatest position our company've remained in an even though to take India on." Khawaja has actually scored 544 Trial run against India at 34.00, while that body goes down to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes pleasure in his performance during the course of the 2018 Perth Test versus India, where he top-scored in the 2nd innings with an abrasive 72 in difficult circumstances." That arch was actually ghastly," Khawaja giggled." Everyone's merely acquiring smash hit. I got struck in the almonds. (Aaron) Finch was actually merely obtaining appealed his glove he strolled off the industry. Fellas only getting reached left, right, as well as centre. It was actually a brand-new Perth arch which had not been quite ready at that time." That is actually right stuff I look back on. If I really did not score operates certainly there, they will have chased our total amount down and also our team would certainly have shed." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Picture by 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 colleagues, Khawaja appreciated a peaceful off-season that featured plenty of golf and family time. He exemplified the Vancouver Knights in the International T20 Canada, however typically failed to play any sort of very competitive cricket over the winter.Having began his home summer season along with a half-century versus Victoria in recently's one-day suit at Junction Oval, Khawaja's concentration transforms in the direction of the Sheffield Defense, which obtains underway on Tuesday.To handle his workloads, the 37-year-old counts on to simply play three Sheffield Shield matches just before the 1st Examination against India in overdue November.Queensland will certainly face Western Australia for its Sheffield Shield opener at the WACA coming from Tuesday, with the initial sphere booked for 1.30 pm AEDT.