The Redbacks' international recruit Younus Khan is hopeful his first Weet-bix Sheffield Shield season will benefit both him and his team-mates.
Khan, who was at Adelaide Oval to watch his new side tackle the Bushrangers on Friday, is hopeful his stint in Australia will make him a better cricketer away from his home country.
"As a cricketer you need improvement on your life especially people like me from Pakistan. The tracks aren't very fast and not tough like Australia or South Africa or England," he said.
"This is a good chance for me that I learn I lot."
"I've always been happy here when I've played in Australia in the past. I love to play in the toughest cricket in the world."
"The PCB gave me special permission to learn some experiences from Australia so that's why I'm here."
Khan is also optimistic his time in Test Cricket - where he averages around 50 with the bat - will be of some help to his South Australian team-mates.
"The main thing is we have a young team and we have lost some experienced players in the past one or two years so it's good for me," he said.
"I have eight or nine years experience of international cricket so I will pass it on them (the Redbacks). It should be very lovely if we produce like a (Jason) Gillespie or (Darren) Lehmann in the future."
"I'm not very old but if someone needs my help I will help them out."
Lifting the profile and popularity of the Redbacks is another objective of the 30-year-old.
"We'd love if we finished one or two. It would lovely to see a lot of people watching their own team so I'm wishing I'd be helping with that." he said.
Khan joined the Redbacks on the condition that he could fulfil his duties with Pakistan - the first of those will be against the West Indies in a three-game one-day series in Abu Dhabi next month.
The right-hand batsman said he wouldn't be distracted by his varying roles this summer.
"If you see the life of all international cricketers it's all about that - you finish in one country and then you go back or something like that," he said.
"I'm used to it and I'm still standing here."