Rohit Sharma-led India will travel to Australia for the upcoming five-Test match series which is scheduled to start from November 22. Team India currently holds the edge against Aussies by winning two consecutive Test series on their home soil and now they will look for a win hat trick. India had defeated Australia in four Tests in the 2018/19 and 2020/21 tours.
This will be Pat Cummins' first Test series as captain against India on home soil. On the other hand, this is the first time for Indian skipper Rohit to lead the Test team in Australia.
Cummins recognizes the upcoming challenge from India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and made a lighthearted comment about the pitch conditions as Australia prepares to host India. During an interview with The Grade Cricketer, he humorously noted the bushy plants behind the interviewer and expressed his wish for the pitches to be prepared in a similar style.
“I wish, if I had my way, the pitches would be looking like those bushes behind you (laughs),” said Cummins.
“Unfortunately, I don't have any say so we will wait and see. Last couple of seasons, the wickets have been awesome. It feels like if someone has scored a hundred, they have batted the house down. Taken them a few sessions whereas my first couple of years, some of those wickets were so flat.”
Cummins further stated that he is looking for equal competition between the bat and ball; he also recalled Australia's Test tour of India in 2023, where the side faced a 1-2 series defeat.
“I just hope there is a bit of balance between bat and ball. I think some of those Indian spinning wickets as well, I think that last tour, Delhi we should have won, it just get the teams close to each other if you get the wickets like that, but you don't listen to our players complaining about those types of wickets,” said the Aussie skipper.
Team India are currently busy in the three-Test match series against New Zealand where the Blackcaps already won the first Test match and both teams are currently involved in the second Test match which is taking place in Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.