Pat Cummins revealed he would not have any say on the character of the pitches vs India.© AFP
Workforce India will embark on a five-Check tour of Australia subsequent month, with the collection prone to determing their hopes of reaching the World Check Championship (WTC) closing subsequent yr at Lord’s. India have gained every of their final two Check excursions of Australia, and the Rohit Sharma-led facet will look to make it three on the trot in opposition to Pat Cummins and his males. Cummins has loved unmatched success as captain of Australia’s Check facet, however his workforce misplaced the collection on their latest journey to India final yr. It has been almost a decade since Australia final beat India dwelling or away in a Check collection.
Throughout a latest interplay, Cummins revealed he would not have any say on the character of the pitches. Whereas mentioning on the bushy crops behind the interviewer, Cummins made a cheeky comment that he would really like the pitches to be ready in comparable method.
“I want, if I had my approach, the pitches can be trying like these bushes behind you (laughs). Sadly, I haven’t got any say so we are going to wait and see. Final couple of seasons, the wickets have been superior. It looks like if somebody has scored 100, they’ve batted the home down. Taken them a couple of classes whereas my first couple of years, a few of these wickets have been so flat,” Cummins mentioned on the Grade Cricketer’s Podcast.
Nevertheless, Cummins insisted that he would not thoughts a good content material between bat and ball.
“I simply hope there’s a little bit of steadiness between bat and ball. I believe a few of these Indian spinning wickets as properly, I believe that final tour, Delhi we must always have gained, it simply get the groups shut to one another if you happen to get the wickets like that, however you do not hearken to our gamers complaining about these kinds of wickets,” he added.
India and Australia are at present first and second within the WTC factors desk.
Australia are scheduled to play two extra Exams in opposition to Sri Lanka away subsequent yr after India’s go to.
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