Pat Cummins, ODI and Test captain of the Australian national cricket team, has shared his burning desire to register a Test series victory over the Indian national cricket team.

Pat Cummins has tasted great success against India, especially in mega events. He guided the Australians to epic victories over the Men in Blue in the ICC World Test Championship and ICC ODI World Cup finals. However, he is yet to win a Test series as captain against India.

India and Australia to meet in five-match Test series

India and Australia will soon lock horns in a high-octane five-match Test series in Australia. The first test will begin on November 22 in Perth. The next four matches will begin on December 6, 14, 26 and January 3 in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Team India is the current holder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having beaten Australia at home in the previous series. Australia has not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014, which was the last time it won the Test series.

The Indian team has won the last four inter-team series, including victories on Australian soil in the last two tours in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

It’s something important that I want to mark – Pat Cummins

Speaking ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins stated that winning the Test series against India is their ultimate goal and especially at home because they have faced defeats in the last two series.

“It’s a very important thing I want to tick off,” Cummins told AAP on Tuesday. “Particularly winning at home. Most Australians, including me, expect us to do well when we play at home.

“We’ve lost the (last) two series against them (in Australia), so this is a big fight. We feel like our team is in a very good place, so we have no reason why we shouldn’t really perform.” Well.”

Pat Cummins added that he expects a good performance from his team against all the rivals they face, but particularly against the Indian team. He stated:

“I always hope we do well against whoever we face. But India, in particular, it’s a great year, a great season.”

But they’ve been here before and done well – Pat Cummins

The Indian national cricket team has been in terrible form of late as they faced a shocking test series defeat at the hands of the New Zealand national cricket team at home.

It was the first time in over a decade that India lost a Test series at home and with that, their historic winning streak of 18 Test series at home was also snapped.

Meanwhile, Pat Cummins said the pressure from the visitors after their recent setback will be a big advantage for the Australians.

Pat Cummins further stated that his team’s job is to keep the Indian team calm as they have been quite successful in Australia.

“I think any time a team is under pressure, it’s not a bad thing to play against them,” Cummins said. “But they’ve been here before and performed well. Our job is to try to keep them calm and see how we go.”