Sydney: After New Zealand, the Indian team has to tour Australia for the Test series. Team India will play 5-match Border Gavaskar Trophy on this tour. However, there has been a lot of discussion about the series for the last 3-4 months. Whenever the Indian team goes to Australia, there is a lot of discussion about the pitch. Now Australian captain Pat Cummins was asked about this. What he said on this could be like a nightmare for Team India. Apart from this, he was also asked about the most tragic defeat. He believes that the defeat at the hands of India in the 2018-19 Test series was more painful than the defeat under his captaincy in 2020-21. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India defeated Australia 2-1 in 2018-19. Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara were the architects of that victory. Whereas in 2020-21, the Indian team won the series 2-1.
India defeated Australia at its stronghold Gabba for the first time in 32 years. “I think the 2018-19 defeat was the worst because we came up short in every department,” Cummins said in the Grade Cricketer podcast. We had given a tough challenge in 2020-21. India had performed brilliantly in the Gaba Test.
Cummins, who is going to captain Australia once again in the five-Test series against India starting in Perth from November 22, said that he would like to welcome India on green pitches. He said, ‘If I had my way, I would like to get a green pitch made, but I have no role in the preparation of the pitch. We will have to wait. Let us tell you that it is always difficult for the Indian team to score on grassy pitches. For this, Rohit Sena will have to make special preparations.
David Warner has proposed to withdraw his decision of retirement but Cummins indicated that his team has moved forward. He said, ‘Dave we’re taking this very seriously. We will talk. However, he further said, ‘We all love Davey (Warner) but now he has retired. Sorry.’