Cummings expresses desire of adding one crucial feather in his crown

Several Australian players, including Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, and the unavailable Josh Hazlewood, featured in their 2-0 series win against India in 2014-15.

Since his debut, back in 2011, the Australian star has reached several significant milestones. However, the Aussie skipper has his eyes fixated on the Border Gavaskar Trophy. While they lost the first Test against India last month, the skipper is optimistic about a strong comeback. The down under has been unable to secure a victory against India since 2014-2015. In the recent press conference, the skipper conveyed his strong desire to win the second Test. 

"For half of the (Australian) change room, we haven't won the Border Gavaskar Trophy. It is one last thing to tick off for a lot of us. Almost every challenge that we faced in the last few years, we have stepped up and done well." Stated Cummings.

“I think we need to do that for another home summer and series. From a two- to three-season thing, it has suddenly been a half-a-generation thing.”

Several Australian players, including Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, and the unavailable Josh Hazlewood, featured in their 2-0 series win against India in 2014-15. Since then, India has dominated, winning four straight series—two at home (2017, 2023) and two in Australia (2018-19, 2020-21). This raises the stakes for the current series.

Addressing the pressure to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins emphasised the team’s resolve to excel on home soil.

“I don't think it's pressure. You are playing at home, and you want to do well. We know they (India) are a really strong side, and a lot of us were part of those recent three series (defeats).”

He acknowledged India's strength as a team. He also pointed out that many Australian players have experienced the recent series defeats against India."Yeah, it's a big series and kind of not looking too far in the past. And every summer, when we play against them, we want to do well."

Cummins concluded by reiterating the importance of the series and the team's consistent aim to perform well against India. He emphasised focusing on the present rather than dwelling on past results.

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