Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins is eagerly waiting to play India in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. The defending ODI and WTC champions haven’t won the coveted title for a decade. India, have won the series in Australia in each of their two previous visits.
Pat Cummins was a guest on the Grade Cricketer podcast show. The hosts asked, “Last time India won, was it the worst loss ever?” To which Cummins replied. “The one before (in 2018/19) was worse because we were completely outplayed’. The host then replied, “But we had excuses no Smith, no Warner. This time no excuses.”
This is when the Aussie skipper quipped, “I will find some excuse. No Green. He was supposed to open the batting and bowling”. This reply left the hosts in splits as Cummins showed his ready wit.
Australian skipper speaks on the kind of pitches he would want
During the show, Cummins was asked what kind of pitches he would want for the series. Australia haven’t beaten India in a Test series since their 2-0 win under Michael Clarke in 2014/15. The 31-year-old was quick to respond in a witty manner. "I wish, if I had my way, the pitches would be looking like those bushes behind you,” he said.
Cummins then added, “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.”
“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 Pat Cummins.
The last ever Test series between the two teams was played in India when Rohit Sharma’s men won 2-1. Australia had their revenge when they beat India by a massive margin to win the World Test Championships in June 2023. The same year they beat the same team to also win their 6th ODI World Cup title.
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‘I will find some excuses’ – Pat Cummins’ comments leaves podcasts hosts in splits ahead of Border Gavaskar Trophy: WATCH
Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins leaves podcasts hosts in splits with witty reply when asked what he will do if his side loses Border Gavaskar Trophy to India
Pat Cummins (Source-Grade Cricketer Podcast)
Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins is eagerly waiting to play India in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. The defending ODI and WTC champions haven’t won the coveted title for a decade. India, have won the series in Australia in each of their two previous visits.
Pat Cummins was a guest on the Grade Cricketer podcast show. The hosts asked, “Last time India won, was it the worst loss ever?” To which Cummins replied. “The one before (in 2018/19) was worse because we were completely outplayed’. The host then replied, “But we had excuses no Smith, no Warner. This time no excuses.”
This is when the Aussie skipper quipped, “I will find some excuse. No Green. He was supposed to open the batting and bowling”. This reply left the hosts in splits as Cummins showed his ready wit.
Australian skipper speaks on the kind of pitches he would want
During the show, Cummins was asked what kind of pitches he would want for the series. Australia haven’t beaten India in a Test series since their 2-0 win under Michael Clarke in 2014/15. The 31-year-old was quick to respond in a witty manner. "I wish, if I had my way, the pitches would be looking like those bushes behind you,” he said.
Cummins then added, “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.”
“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 Pat Cummins.
The last ever Test series between the two teams was played in India when Rohit Sharma’s men won 2-1. Australia had their revenge when they beat India by a massive margin to win the World Test Championships in June 2023. The same year they beat the same team to also win their 6th ODI World Cup title.