Australia vs India: Cummins eyes Border-Gavaskar bounce-back

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Australia caput into nan first Test against India connected Friday seeking to extremity nan tourists’ Border-Gavaskar dominance.

Published On 21 Nov 2024

Captain Pat Cummins has hoisted conscionable astir each trophy successful cricket arsenic portion of ascendant Australian teams but wants to tick nan past container pinch a Test bid triumph against India complete nan adjacent 2 months.

While celebrating a slew of World Cup wins and Ashes triumphs successful caller years, Cummins and a number of his teammates person known only conclusion successful the past 4 Test bid against India, astatine location and away.

“I deliberation for astir half nan change-room, we haven’t won nan Border-Gavaskar (trophy),” nan accelerated bowler told reporters astatine Perth Stadium connected Thursday connected nan eve of nan series-opening test.

“So (it’s) benignant of 1 of nan past things to tick disconnected for a batch of us. Almost each situation that we’ve had thrown astatine america complete nan past fewer years, we’ve stepped up and done well.

“To do that for different year, different location summertime would benignant of cement this. Rather than it’s been a 2 aliases 3 play thing, it’s abruptly into a half-generation thing. So we’re each excited (having) India correct retired location … 1 of nan champion teams successful nan world.”

 Jasprit Bumrah of India and Pat Cummins of Australia stock a infinitesimal pinch nan Border-Gavaskar Trophy during a media opportunity up of nan bid First Test Match betwixt Australia and India astatine Optus Stadium connected November 21, 2024 successful Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)Jasprit Bumrah, left, will skipper India successful nan first Test of nan bid [Paul Kane/Getty Images]

Australia dream to extremity acquainted woes against new-look India

India will person a different look successful this five-Test bid to nan injury-ravaged squad who claimed a stunning 2-1 triumph complete nan Tim Paine-captained Australians successful nan past circuit successful 2020-21.

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will skipper India successful Perth while regular skipper Rohit Sharma takes time off to attraction for his newborn baby.

Left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal is among respective caller faces successful nan squad and could beryllium drafted successful for his 2nd Test pursuing a thumb wounded to Shubman Gill.

Cummins said Australia had made plans for nan full India squad and were not taking immoderate of nan newcomers lightly. “Most of america person played IPL (Indian Premier League) and seen really galore newcomers travel successful and benignant of measurement up consecutive away,” he said.

“They’re missing a mates of guys we’re much acquainted with, but we cognize whoever they prime is going to be, aliases they evidently deliberation they’re bully capable for Test cricket.”

Australia will besides person an unfamiliar look pinch David Warner not opening nan batting. But while Cummins said nan retired Warner was “hard to switch successful galore ways” he hoped nan uncapped Nathan McSweeney and established Usman Khawaja could bring retired nan champion successful each different arsenic Australia’s caller opening brace and erstwhile Queensland teammates.

“The astir important point for personification for illustration Nathan who’s coming successful is conscionable to play his ain game,” said Cummins.

“He doesn’t request a onslaught complaint of 80 for illustration David did.”

Pat Cummins.The Optus Stadium successful Perth, Australia, will big nan first lucifer [Paul Kane/Getty Images]
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