Pat Cummins on Perth Test: ‘More on us than Team India…’, Kangaroo captain in fear before Perth Test, said – do not copy – Pat Cummins Press conference Before Perth Test Today Border Gavaskar Trophy India is going to be more attritional tsp

Australian captain Pat Cummins Pre-match press conference: The Border-Gavaskar series starts in Perth from Friday (22 November). Australia will be eyeing revenge for the defeat in the last two series. Australian captain Pat Cummins addressed the press conference before the match. He said that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against arch-rival India is going to be fierce. During this, he admitted that there is more pressure on his team in BGT. At the same time, he also said that there is no need for the team players to copy.

Cummins said in the press conference, ‘Border-Gavaskar Trophy is always very challenging. The five-Test series will be even more competitive. The Australian captain admitted that there will be pressure on his team which has lost the last four Test series to India.

He said, ‘There is always pressure while playing on home soil, the Indian team is very talented and it will be a good challenge, but we are not thinking too far ahead.’ He said, ‘It would be great to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian team is very good, but our preparation is also solid.

Cummins also said that new batsman Nathan McSweeney will have to show his natural game instead of copying David Warner. Warner retired from international cricket earlier this year.

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Cummins said, ‘He will have to show his natural game. One should not try to play like David Warner. That’s not his game.

What did Pat Cummins say on Nitish Reddy?

About Nitish Reddy, India’s talented all-rounder and his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate in the IPL, he said, ‘He is a very effective player. Didn’t bowl much for Sunrisers, but he is adept at swinging the ball.’

Indian squad for Australia tour: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), 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)
22–26 November: 1st Test, Perth
6–10 December: Second Test, Adelaide
14–18 December: Third Test, Brisbane
26–30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne
03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney