'We Are Well Prepared...': Pat Cummins Predicts Intense and Grueling Five-Match Series Against India

Indian cricket team will aim for glory in upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. India and Australia are two of greatest cricketing nations, and India’s recent whitewash against a 3-game Test series against New Zealand ds a lot more anticipation for 5-match Test series, which will start on November 22, 2024, in Perth.

Australian captain Pat Cummins me a huge statement about Border-Gavaskar Trophy 

Australian captain Pat Cummins on Thursday said Border-Gavaskar Trophy against arch-foes India is going to be more "attritional" as two heavyweights of world cricket will be sparring over five Test matches inste of tritional four games.

blockbuster series will be a survival of fittest as Australia look to avenge successive losses on home soil when y go he-to-he from Friday.

"Border-Gavaskar Trophy has always been very tight every series, five Test-match series gets really attritional, it's a big one really," Cummins said at pre-match press conference.

Australia captain mitted re will be pressure on home team, especially because of fact that y lost last four Test series against India, including two humiliating reverses on ir own soil.

"re will always be pressure when you are playing at home. India are a very talented side and it will be a good challenge. But we are not looking too far ahe," Cummins said.

"It would be great to win Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India are a great side but we are well prepared." 

leing pacer also said said newcomer Nathan McSweeney should not try to imitate David Warner, legendary opener who retired from international cricket earlier this year.

"He should play his natural game. He shouldn't try to imitate David Warner. That's not his game. As long as he makes bowlers bowl again and again, that's his game," Cummins said of man who is going to be handed his Test debut at Optus Stium.

Asked about India's talented all-rounder Nitish Reddy, Cummins said y shared dressing room for IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderab and praised 21-year-old.

"He is and impressive youngster. Didn't bowl much for SRH. he can swing ball and is a really talented kid."

India squ for five-match Test series vs Australia: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Ravindra Jeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli , Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin , Mohamm Shami, Rishabh Pant (Wk), KL Rahul , Harshit Rana, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.

Australia Test squ for Border Gavaskar Trophy: Pat Cummins (C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (Wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis He, Josh Inglis (Wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.

(PTI Inputs)