2024-08-19 11:06:31
Melbourne: Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins hopes that all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh will take more responsibility of bowling during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series to be held later this year. Cummins wants both these all-rounders to manage the workload of the team’s fast bowlers in the five-Test series starting in November. Let us tell you that Cameron Green has played for Mumbai Indians under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, while last season he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore after being traded from Mumbai Indians.
He knows both the big players very well. He knows what decision Rohit and Virat Kohli can take at which moment. Cummins said during a program – Having an all-rounder in the team is beneficial. In the last few years, we have not been able to use them as much as we thought. This is a good thing. He said – But something different can happen in this summer season. We can give Green and Marsh a little more responsibility in bowling.
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The Australian captain said – A player like Green started as a bowler in Shield cricket, but he did not have to bowl much in Test matches. Now he has become more mature than before. I think we will depend on him a little more. Twenty-five-year-old Green has taken 35 wickets in 28 Test matches so far in his career at an average of 35.31.
Cummins said- The first issue is whether both of them (Green and Marsh) make it to the top six on the basis of their batting alone. He said- We are really fortunate that we have a bowler like Nathan Lyon from whom we can get many overs. In such a situation, it is not necessary that you have an all-rounder, but having a fifth bowling option makes a big difference.
Cummins said- We have six bowling options in the form of Green and Marsh. This is a good thing but in batting, the top six batsmen should make a place in the team on the basis of their batting only. Let us tell you that the Indian team has defeated Australia in the last four series. This is the reason why the Kangaroo team wants to win at all costs this time.