look news india
The Australian team has not been able to win any test series against India in the last 10 years. Since 2014, the Indian team has defeated them four consecutive times in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. During this period, Australia lost twice in India and twice at home. The entire team is disappointed with this defeat.
Australian Test captain Pat Cummins is now trying hard to defeat India. He is sweating a lot before this Test series starting from 22nd November in Australia. Meanwhile, he has revealed what kind of preparation he is doing and why he has left the cricket field for 116 days.
Why did you leave cricket for 116 days?
Australian captain Pat Cummins last played a Test match against New Zealand in March 2024. His last international match was against India during the T20 World Cup in June 2024. Cummins was last seen in American Major League Cricket on 28 July. Since then he has been missing from the cricket field. He withdrew from the recent Scotland and England series and decided to enter the cricket field directly in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against the Indian team on 22 November.
Cummins said that he will have to bowl throughout the year. Therefore, there is very little opportunity to rest. Due to this, the bowler starts getting injured and it becomes difficult to keep himself completely fit. Apart from this, the risk of injury also increases when a lot of time has to be devoted to working on fitness. After staying away from sports for 2 months, a person gets a chance to exercise, which he does not get while playing. This is why he has decided to rest until the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts.
What did Cummins prepare?
Pat Cummins did not just take a break of 116 days to play further. The main purpose of his break was to prepare for the Test series against India. Cummins believes that playing continuously slows down the pace. Apart from this, it is also not possible to bowl on proper line-length. This also leads to many mistakes and he does not want to make any mistakes this time. Apart from this, Cummins wants to reach the speed of 145 kmph again before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, so that he can trouble the Indian batsmen. That's why he's sweating in the gym during breaks.