'Draw Confidence From Our Wins Against India': Cummins Eyes Ending Decade-Long Streak to Reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The Australian Test skipper, Pat Cummins is looking forward to and excited about the five-match Test series at home where the World Test Champions will hope to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy after a decade.

Speaking on the contest between two top sides, Cummins reckons that the game could go either way. But the Aussie hopes to make amends to end their losing streak.

“The last two series here in Australia, we haven’t been successful, so it’s been a long time. Hopefully, it’s time to make amends,” Cummins told Star Sports.

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The Australian captain will hope to draw in on the times his side has come out on top against the Men in Blue. The most notable ones are the World Test Championship final and the 2023 ODI World Cup victories that took place recently.

“You know, we’ve played them (India) plenty of times where they’ve beaten us, but we’ve also had plenty of wins against them as well, which we’ll draw confidence from. The most recent Test match was, of course, the World Test Championship in neutral conditions, and we came out on top in that match.

“It’s always fiercely competitive, and it always feels like it’s 50-50. I’m 10 out of 10 excited for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” he added.

The batting veteran, Steve Smith also feels that India will be a ‘well-balanced side’, but remains excited for the contest like most of the fans are.

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“…You know, it’s going to be a great series. You know, India has been playing outstanding cricket. We’ve been playing really good cricket for the last couple of years. You know, we haven’t beaten India in the last two times they’ve come out here,” he said.

“Got a terrific side, very well-balanced team, all bases covered. So, you know, they’ve played really good cricket out here. They’ve played good cricket when we’ve been over in India as well, where we know they’re very, very difficult to beat. So it’s going to be a big summer. It’s going to be an exciting one,” he added.

The five-match Test series will take place in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney respectively starting from November 22.