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“It’s the trophy I haven’t won before” – Pat Cummins desperate to lift the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Australian captain Pat Cummins wants to win the Border-Gavaskar trophy against India. Cummins will lead Australia for the first time in the series and the Aussies will look to come up with a collective show. India has won the last two Test series while playing in Australia and Cummins said he would want to win the trophy as he hasn’t won it yet.

Cummins led Australia to glory in the World Test Championship after they defeated India by 209 runs at the Kennington Oval in the final. However, Australia was beaten twice by India when Tim Paine was leading the team.

Australia is currently the number one Test team in the ICC rankings whereas India is the number two team and thus it is going to be a humdinger series between two cricketing powerhouses.

“It’s the trophy I haven’t won before … this is the one trophy a lot of our group haven’t ticked off,” Cummins said on Fox Cricket. “We’ve achieved some amazing things over the last few years as a Test group. You kind of back yourself to win every series at home. I think you need to to try and be up there in the upper echelon of teams. That’s what lies ahead of us this summer.”

“They’re a really good side. We play them quite a lot, we know them really well, but we feel like we’re really well placed also,” he added.

Meanwhile, Cummins added that he has been bowling continuously since the World Test Championship final and feels the ongoing rest is crucial for his body to recover.

“Everyone that comes back after a break and is a little bit fresher, you never regret it. I’ve basically been bowling non-stop since the World Test Championship final, nearly 18 months ago. This gives me a good seven or eight weeks completely off bowling so the body can recover, then you start building up again for the summer.”

The opening Test match between India and Australia will be played at Perth from November 22 onwards.

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