New Delhi: Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has taken an eight-week break from cricket to re-energise himself for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
Cummins played an ODI series against India, 50-over World Cup in India, three Test matches against Pakistan, two Test matches against the West Indies, T20I and Test series against New Zealand, IPL 2024, T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA and MLC tournament.
His decision to step away from cricket for eight weeks is part of a plan to prepare for the five-match Test series against Rohit and Co. starting on November 22.
The much-needed break will allow him to focus on his strength and conditioning. He won’t participate in the upcoming white ball series against Scotland and England.
Cummins said that he’s been bowling since the last 18 months and needs the break to recover his body and come back fresh after for the Australian summer.
“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. It means you can hopefully bowl for a little bit longer, maintain pace is a bit easier, make you less susceptible to injuries” Cummins told Fox Cricket.
‘It’s the one trophy I haven’t won’: Pat Cummins on Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australia have lost their last two home Test series against India in 2018-19 and 2020-21 and the Australian skipper is eager to win the Test series.
“It’s the trophy I haven’t won before.. this is the one trophy a lot of our group haven’t ticked off. 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” Cummins concluded.
Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has taken an eight-week break from cricket ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024. Cummins won’t feature in the white-ball series against England and Scotland. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
