.Usman Khawaja will certainly end up being Australia's earliest Exam cricketer in over two decades this summertime as the pro opener gets ready for his 18th season of expert cricket.The Queenslander, that turns 38 this December, will definitely blocking accident become the country's earliest Test cricketer because past leader Steve Waugh. Just before Tugga, the previous Australian to participate in Test cricket after celebrating their 38th birthday celebration was the fabulous Allan Border.Khawaja, the reigning ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, believed his worldwide job ended after being fell before the 2019/20 summer.However, the left-hander has actually been the Australian Test side's leading run-scorer since his fortuitous callback during the 2021/22 Ashes series, collecting 2564 go for 53.41 along with 7 hundreds-- simply England's Joe Root has actually taken care of even more operates in the course of that period.Watch India v New Zealand LIVE & exclusive to Fox Sports, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free test today > Khawaja believes he "undoubtedly" would certainly possess resigned years ago if not for the "cooled, rested setting" made through national coach Andrew McDonald and Test leader Dab Cummins.While he recently experienced disenchanted due to the national crew's approach to training, Khawaja commended the present coaching workers for recognizing his requirements as a professional athlete entering into the golden of their having fun career.Curating a personalised training program has actually permitted Khawaja to create his greatest cricket at a grow older where others have blended off.Usman Khawaja of Australia. Photo by Pat Hoelscher/ AFPSource: AFP" Playing cricket for Australia is really nerve-racking," Khawaja informed Fox Cricket last month." There were actually a ton of containers that I must feel like I needed to tick, certainly not automatically creating me a better cricketer. We simply had to do it since that's what we must carry out." There were a great deal of traits our team performed in terms of preparing yourself for matches and carrying out workouts that felt a little bit unusual to me, it didn't definitely make good sense." When a man's playing at 37 compared to when an individual's 24, they are actually both heading to need to have quite different points. The manner in which they prep is actually visiting be various, what they need prior to a suit is actually quite different. "It felt like for a number of years every person consistently carried out the same factor, no matter where you resided in your lifestyle or in your game, or even where your physical bodies were actually."( Cummins) is going to inform you, he most definitely would certainly not educate as much now as you performed 5 years back. You can not. You can not shed the candle light at each sides. There's a bit extra regard for that right now. "Therefore most definitely, if it was the outdated way of doing it, I must be doing every little thing that everyone else did, I could be like, 'Ok, I am actually performed, no thank you.'" It is actually perhaps the reason that I'm still playing." A lot of Test runs for Australia after 35th birthday2564-- Usman Khawaja2554-- Steve Waugh2473-- Allan Border2323-- Michael Hussey1996-- Chris RogersUsman Khawaja of Australia. Photograph through Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDespite whatever Khawaja has actually attained throughout his 13-year Exam job, featuring two Ashes conquests and also a Planet Examination Championship label, he still hasn't featured in a successful Border-Gavaskar Prize campaign.The Queenslander was actually gone down in advance of the 2011/12 whitewash, while he also had not been selected for the 2014/15 set, which remains Australia's newest Border-Gavaskar Prize triumph.Ahead of what are going to probably be his last Examination series versus India, Khawaja is actually confident Australia may end its ten-year dry spell against the Eastern goliath." This most definitely believes that among the strongest staffs we have actually eaten an although," Khawaja said." Our team've been actually playing some really good cricket, however India's group is actually very good too, which is actually why everyone's so thrilled to watch the No. 1 and also No. 2 teams going at it." This Australian group is actually quite resolved. It's been actually solid for a while." There is actually no reasons, whoever wins is actually probably the greatest crew worldwide." I believe our experts reside in the very best position our team have actually been in an although to take India on." Khawaja has racked up 544 Test runs against India at 34.00, while that amount drops to 28.28 on home soil.However, the left-hander takes honor in his efficiency during the 2018 Perth Exam against India, where he top-scored in the second innings with a sandy 72 in difficult circumstances." That gate was horrible," Khawaja laughed." Everyone's merely receiving smash hit. I got attacked in the nuts. (Aaron) Finch was actually merely getting appealed his handwear cover he walked off the field. People only receiving attacked left, straight, and centre. It was a brand new Perth opening which had not been pretty all set at that time." That is actually the stuff I look back on. If I failed to score operates there certainly, they would certainly possess chased our total down and also our experts would certainly possess shed." Usman Khawaja of Queensland. Image through Morgan Hancock/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesUsman Khawaja's home Test 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 colleagues, Khawaja appreciated a peaceful off-season that included lots of golf and loved ones opportunity. He stood for the Vancouver Knights in the International T20 Canada, yet otherwise really did not play any sort of reasonable cricket over the winter.Having began his home summer season with a half-century against Victoria in last week's one-day suit at Junction Oval, Khawaja's emphasis transforms in the direction of the Sheffield Guard, which receives underway on Tuesday.To manage his workloads, the 37-year-old counts on to only participate in 3 Sheffield Shield matches before the very first Test against India in overdue November.Queensland will definitely experience Western Australia for its own Sheffield Defense opener at the WACA from Tuesday, along with the first round arranged for 1.30 pm AEDT.