Australia captain and lead pacer, Pat Cummins talks about wanting to keep an 'under pressure' India quiet in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in the Australian summer as they look to book their places in the final of the World Test Championship.
India has just faced two back-to-back home defeats against a touring New Zealand side, resulting in the first home series defeat in the last 12 years which has dampened their chances of making it to the World Test Championship final.
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Why does Pat Cummins believe Australia can take advantage of India during BGT Tests?
Cummins, talking about the pressure India is under after a series defeat at home changing the WTC final scenarios emphasized on trying to take advantage of the situation,
"I think any time a team's under pressure, it's not a bad thing if you're playing against them. But they've been out here before and performed well. Our job is to try and keep them quiet, and see how we go," said the Aussie captain.
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"It's [winning a series against India] kind of the one big thing that I want to tick off. Particularly winning at home. Most Australians, me included, expect us to do well whenever we play at home. We've lost the two series against them [at home], so this is a big one. We feel like our team's in a really good place, so we've got no reason why we shouldn't perform really well," said Cummins who hasn't won a series against India.
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Border-Gavaskar trophy 2024/25 Schedule
The 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar trophy will be a five-match series unlike the previous four-match tour. All the iconic venues in the continent will witness almost two months of action-packed cricket between the two giants.
| Fixture | Date | Start time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS vs IND 1st Test | Nov 22-26 | 7:50 AM | Optus Stadium |
| AUS vs IND 2nd Test (D/N) | Dec 6-10 | 9:30 AM | Adelaide Oval |
| AUS vs IND 3rd Test | Dec 14-18 | 5:50 AM | The Gabba |
| AUS vs IND 4th Test | Dec 27-31 | 5:00 AM | MCG |
| AUS vs IND 5th Test | Jan 3-7 | 5:00 AM | SCG |
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