Aussie Captain Pat Cummins Hints At Two Crucial Players He Is Banking On For Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024: The India vs Australia Test series begins in November. India are the defending champions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and they will try to defend their crown this time around. The Australian team has never won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014 and might fancy their chances this time around. Recently, Ricky Ponting too spoke about the IND vs AUS Test series and declared Australia to win the series.This Summer Might Be A Bit Different: Pat CumminsThis is the first time that Pat Cummins will lead the Australian side in a 'Down Under' Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the last two tours, when India travelled Australia for the Test series, wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine was the captain of the side. Pat Cummins is already World Cup winning skipper and he is Australia's best bet to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aussie Men’s Cricket Team (@ausmencricket) ALSO READ | England vs Sri Lanka Test Series: Everything To Know About Squads, Schedule And Live StreamingPat Cummins recently hinted at two important Australian players who will be crucial to team's hopes of winning the BGT. 'I suspect this summer might be a bit different at time. We'll be drawing on Cam Green and Mitch Marsh a bit more. Even someone like Cam basically started in Shield cricket as a bowler but hasn't had to bowl heaps in Test matches. Now he is a few years older, I think we will be leaning on him a bit more', said skipper Pat as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.Nathan Lyon Hints At Technical Plans For IndiaAussie Star Plays Mind Games With India Before Border-Gavaskar Trophy....#INDvsAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy #TeamIndia #BCCI https://t.co/G8JAj24X8Q— Republic Sports (R. Sports) (@republic_sports) August 18, 2024 ALSO READ | 'Would love to be back playing for RCB': Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Forgotten Hero Seeks ComebackSpinner Nathan Lyon has been at the forefront of Australia's bowling attack along with Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. Lyon has been a part of many memorable Test victories on Australian soil, but his best hasn't come against India in the past few series. The Aussie spinner has hinted at few plans for India and has also said that he is hungry to win the BGT.Don't get me wrong, India is an absolute superstar side and extremely challenging but I'm extremely hungry to turn things around. If the plans we've spoken about come to true, then I think it will be', said Lyon, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

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Aussie Captain Pat Cummins Hints At Two Crucial Players He Is Banking On For Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India will travel to Australia in November for the most-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India are currently the defending champions of the BGT crown

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