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India vs Australia 1st Test:
Australia has not won the Test series in India in the last 19 years (Border Gavaskar Tophy) but the current captain Pat Cummins does not think about the past and reflects on the victories and defeats of the captains before him. Do not pay attention
Cummins, who is going to lead Australia in India, stressed the importance of a good score in the first innings before one of their toughest series, which will be important during the series (IND vs AUS Test Series) starting in Nagpur from Thursday.
Cummins told reporters, "No, this team is very different from a lot of teams that have played here in the past, so we don't think about past wins and we don't think about losses either."
"We know it's tough touring here, India is a really good cricket team, especially at home so we are excited. And yes, we will try our best," he added.
Asked about the first innings score, Cummins said, "Yeah, I think it's more important here than anywhere else in the world to get a first innings lead. You just have to find a way to get a big score." Especially considering that if the pitch favors the spinners then things will get a lot tougher with the bat in the second innings."
The Australian media has already started ranting about the pitches, with an article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the nature of the pitch even before a single ball was bowled at the VCA Stadium pitch (Nagpur Test Pitch).
Cummins, however, rationalized things, saying that the presence of left-handed batsmen in his team had led the curators to dry wickets where the right-arm spinners of the host country would create footprints and their spinners would take advantage of it.
He said, "Potentially, yes. The pitch looks a bit dry for left-handed batsmen and considering how much right-arm bowlers will have to bowl, it will potentially create footprints."
But unlike his country's media, Cummins wants to accept the challenge.
"It's something we have to accept. It's going to be fun. It's going to be challenging at times but our batsmen will relish the opportunity to solve problems and many of them have had the chance to do so," the Australian skipper said. will get."
However, Cummins does not want to make any predictions regarding the score of the first innings.
He said, "You have to score big in the first innings. It may not be the same for every venue. 250 may be a good score at some, there may be other venues where you may need 500. It can be a bit difficult to read the wicket at times but you have to be prepared for everything."
On the possibility of Nathan Lyon bowling more overs during the series, Cummins said, "Nathan will be one of our most important bowlers for this series. He has to bowl a lot of overs, he has the experience of bowling here. That challenge Ready, he can't wait."
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