Rahul Tiwari
khelja|30-10-2024
Pat Cummins has won almost every major series and tournament under his captaincy. But the Indian team has won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the last 4 times. Twice in this, India has defended the trophy by defeating Australia at its home. Whereas the Australian team has not been able to beat Team India in this series for the last 10 years i.e. since 2014. But captain Pat Cummins is desperate to defeat India this time. The series hasn't even started yet and he has already started showing his attitude. In his recent statement, Cummins has asked to make India's situation like the ODI World Cup.
The Indian team is soon going to leave for Australia tour for a 5-match test series. Considering the World Test Championship, this series is going to be very important for both the teams. Cummins has recently talked about this series during an event. Before the match starting from 22nd November, he has asked India's condition to be like the final of the ODI World Cup.
Actually, Cummins said that 'whenever a team is under pressure, it is not a bad thing to play against them. He has performed well by coming here before also. But our job is to keep them calm. Pat Cummins had also said the same thing during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Just before the final match, he targeted the Indian fans and said that 'There can be nothing more satisfying than seeing a big crowd becoming silent.'
Pat Cummins has already won the Ashes series, World Test Championship and ODI World Cup for Australia. But the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has not been awarded to him yet. As a player he could not win it. Therefore, before the start of the series, Cummins has said that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is such a big series that much is left. According to Cummins, after losing 2 consecutive series at home, everyone is serious about it and the coming season is going to be very big. The entire team is preparing hard and there is full hope of performing well.