Australia Nationwide Cricket Workforce Take a look at and ODI captain Pat Cummins has shared his burning need to register a Take a look at collection victory over the India Nationwide Cricket Workforce.
Pat Cummins has tasted enormous success in opposition to India, particularly within the mega-events. He guided the Aussies to epic wins over the Males In Blue within the ICC World Take a look at Championship and ICC ODI World Cup finals. Nevertheless, he’s but to win a Take a look at collection as captain in opposition to India.
India and Australia set to lock horns in five-match Take a look at collection
India and Australia will quickly be locking horns with one another in a high-octane five-match Take a look at collection Down Below. The primary Take a look at will begin on November 22 in Perth. The subsequent 4 matches will start on December 6, 14, 26, and January 3 in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Workforce India are the present holders of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as they beat Australia at house within the earlier collection. Australia haven’t bought their fingers on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014, which was the final time they received the Take a look at collection.
The Indian group have received the final 4 collection between the groups, together with the victories on Australian soil on the final two excursions in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
It is type of the one huge factor that I need to tick off – Pat Cummins
Talking forward of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins acknowledged that successful the Take a look at collection in opposition to India is his final objective and, particularly at house as a result of they’ve confronted defeats within the final two collection.
“It is type of the one huge factor that I need to tick off,” Cummins instructed AAP on Tuesday. “Significantly successful at house. Most Australians, me included, anticipate us to do properly at any time when we play at house.
“We have misplaced the (final) two collection in opposition to them (in Australia), so it is a huge one. We really feel like our group’s in a extremely good place, so we have no motive why we should not carry out very well.”
Pat Cummins added that he expects efficiency from his group in opposition to each opposition they face, however significantly in opposition to the Indian group. He acknowledged:
“I simply all the time anticipate us to do properly in opposition to whoever we play. However India, significantly, is a giant 12 months, huge season.”
However they have been out right here earlier than and carried out properly – Pat Cummins
India Nationwide Cricket Workforce have been in horrible type of late as they confronted a surprising Take a look at collection defeat by the hands of the New Zealand Nationwide Cricket Workforce at house.
It was the primary time in over a decade that India misplaced a house Take a look at collection and with that, their historic 18 Take a look at collection successful streak on house soil was additionally damaged.
In the meantime, Pat Cummins stated that the guests being beneath strain following their latest setback can be an enormous benefit for the Aussies.
Pat Cummins additional acknowledged that the job of his group is to maintain the Indian group quiet as they’ve been fairly profitable in Australia.
“I believe any time a group’s beneath strain, it is not a nasty factor for those who’re taking part in in opposition to them,” Cummins stated. “However they have been out right here earlier than and carried out properly. Our job is to attempt to maintain them quiet, see how we go.”
