Australia National Cricket Team Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins He shared his desire to register the test series victory over Indian National Cricket Team.
Pat Cummins has been very successful against India, especially in mega-events. He guided the Australians to epic victories over the Men in Blue in the ICC World Test Championship and the ICC ODI World Cup finals. However, he is yet to win a Test series as captain against India.
India and Australia are set to lock horns in a five-match Test series
India and Australia will soon lock horns in a high-octane five-match Test series Down Under. The first Test will begin on November 22 in Perth. The next four matches will start on December 6, 14, 26 and January 3 in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Team India are the current holders of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as they beat Australia at home in the previous series. Australia have not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014, the last time they won the Test series.
Team India has won the last four series between them teamsIncluding wins on Australian soil in the last two tours in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
That’s a big thing I want to point out – Pat Cummins
Speaking on the eve of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins said winning the Test series against India was his main goal, especially as they faced defeat in the last two series at home.
“That’s the biggest thing I want to celebrate,” Cummins told AAP on Tuesday. “Especially winning at home. Most Australians, myself included, expect us to do well when we play at home.
“We’ve lost the (last) two series against them (in Australia), so it’s a big series. We feel like our team is in a really good place, so there’s no reason why we shouldn’t perform really well.”
Pat Cummins added that he expects his team to perform well against every opponent they face, especially against the Indian team. He said:
“I always expect us to do well no matter who we play. But India, especially, is a big year, big season.”
But they’ve been here before and done well – Pat Cummins
The Indian National Cricket Team has been in terrible form of late as they suffered a shocking Test series defeat at home to the New Zealand National Cricket Team.
It was the first time in over a decade that India had lost a Test series at home, and with it their historic 18-Test series winning streak at home was also broken.
Meanwhile, Pat Cummins said it would be a huge advantage for the Aussies if the visitors remain under pressure after their recent setback.
Pat Cummins further stated that his team’s job is to keep the Indian team calm as they have been quite successful in Australia.
“I think if any team is under pressure, if you play against them, that’s not a bad thing,” Cummins said. “But they’ve been here before and they’ve done well. Our job is to try to shut them up, see how we go.”
