Australian captain Pat Cummins’ pre-match press conference: The Border-Gavaskar series begins in Perth from Friday (November 22). Australia will seek revenge for the defeat of the last two series. Australian captain Pat Cummins spoke at the pre-match press conference. He said the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against arch-rival India will be fierce. During this, he admitted that there is more pressure on his team at BGT. At the same time, he also said that there is no need for team players to copy.
Cummins said at the press conference: ‘The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is always a big challenge. The five-test series will be even more competitive. The Australian captain admitted there will be pressure on his team, who have lost the last four Test series to India.
He said: “There is always pressure when playing at home, the Indian team is very talented and will be a good challenge, but we don’t think too much about the future.” He said: “It would be fantastic to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.” The Indian team is very good, but our preparation is also strong.
Cummins also said new batsman Nathan McSweeney will have to show his natural game rather than copy David Warner. Warner retired from international cricket earlier this year.
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Cummins said: “He will have to show his natural game.” We shouldn’t try to play like David Warner. That’s not his game.
What did Pat Cummins say about Nitish Reddy?
About Nitish Reddy, the talented Indian all-rounder and his teammate at Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, he said: “He is a very effective player. He doesn’t bowl much for Sunrisers, but he is an expert in swinging.”
Indian team for Australia tour: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (goalkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj , Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia’s squad for the first test: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
Indian team tour of Australia (November 2024 – January 2025)
November 22-26: First Test, Perth
December 6-10: second test, Adelaide
December 14-18: Third Test, Brisbane
December 26-30: Fourth Test, Melbourne
January 3-7: Fifth Test, Sydney
