The Australian team has not been able to win the Test series against India for the last 10 years. Since 2014, the Indian team has defeated it 4 times in a row in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. During this period, Australia had to face defeat twice in India and twice at home. The entire team is disheartened by this defeat. Australia's Test team captain Pat Cummins is now trying hard to defeat India. He is sweating profusely before this Test series starting in Australia from 22nd November. Meanwhile, he has revealed what kind of preparation he is doing and why he has left the cricket field for 116 days.

Why did you leave cricket for 116 days?

Australia captain Pat Cummins last played the Test match against New Zealand in March 2024. His last international match was played against India during the T20 World Cup in June 2024. Cummins was last seen in America's Major League Cricket on July 28. Since then he is missing from the cricket field. He had withdrawn his name from the recently held Scotland and England series and had decided to directly enter the cricket field in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against the Indian team on 22 November. Meanwhile, about 116 days will pass since they played. Cummins himself has explained the reason behind this.

Cummins said that bowling has to be done throughout the year. Therefore there is very little opportunity to rest. Due to this, niggles start forming in the bowler's body and it becomes difficult to keep himself completely fit. Apart from this, the risk of injury also increases, whereas a lot of time is required to work on fitness. After staying away from sports for 2 months, one gets a chance to exercise, which one does not get while playing. Thanks to these exercises, preparation is done to play for the next 12 months. This is why he has decided to rest until the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts.

What preparation did Cummins do?

Pat Cummins did not take a break of 116 days just to play in the future. The main purpose of his break was to prepare for the Test series against India. Actually, he believes that playing continuously reduces the pace. Apart from this, bowling is also not possible on the correct line-length. This also leads to a lot of mistakes and he does not want to make any mistakes this time. Apart from this, Cummins wants to reach the speed of 145 kilometers per hour again before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, so that he can trouble the Indian batsmen. That's why he is sweating a lot in the gym during breaks.