Australia Nationwide Cricket Group Take a look at and ODI captain Pat Cummins has shared his burning need to register a Take a look at sequence victory over the India Nationwide Cricket Group.
Pat Cummins has tasted big 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 sequence as captain in opposition to India.
India and Australia set to lock horns in five-match Take a look at sequence
India and Australia will quickly be locking horns with one another in a high-octane five-match Take a look at sequence Down Beneath. The primary Take a look at will begin on November 22 in Perth. The following 4 matches will start on December 6, 14, 26, and January 3 in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Group India are the present holders of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as they beat Australia at dwelling within the earlier sequence. Australia haven’t bought their arms on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014, which was the final time they received the Take a look at sequence.
The Indian group have received the final 4 sequence between the groups, together with the victories on Australian soil on the final two excursions in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
It is sort of the one massive factor that I wish to tick off – Pat Cummins
Talking forward of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins acknowledged that profitable the Take a look at sequence in opposition to India is his final objective and, particularly at dwelling as a result of they’ve confronted defeats within the final two sequence.
“It is sort of the one massive factor that I wish to tick off,” Cummins informed AAP on Tuesday. “Notably profitable at dwelling. Most Australians, me included, count on us to do properly at any time when we play at dwelling.
“We have misplaced the (final) two sequence in opposition to them (in Australia), so it is a massive one. We really feel like our group’s in a extremely good place, so we have got no motive why we should not carry out rather well.”
Pat Cummins added that he expects an excellent efficiency from his group in opposition to each opposition they face, however notably in opposition to the Indian group. He acknowledged:
“I simply all the time count on us to do properly in opposition to whoever we play. However India, notably, is a giant yr, massive season.”
However they have been out right here earlier than and carried out properly – Pat Cummins
India Nationwide Cricket Group have been in horrible type of late as they confronted a stunning Take a look at sequence defeat by the hands of the New Zealand Nationwide Cricket Group at dwelling.
It was the primary time in over a decade that India misplaced a house Take a look at sequence and with that, their historic 18 Take a look at sequence profitable streak on dwelling soil was additionally damaged.
In the meantime, Pat Cummins stated that the guests being below stress following their current setback shall 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 below stress, 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 preserve them quiet, see how we go.”
