Australian captain Pat Cummins opened up about winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The veteran player is optimistic about regaining the trophy this summer as well. However, Australia haven’t held the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since the 2014-15 tour held Down Under. India won in the last two series on Australian soil and they are eyeing a hat-trick of series wins this time as well.

Pat Cummins said to Fox Cricket, “It’s the trophy I haven’t won before … this is the one trophy a lot of our group haven’t ticked off. We’ve achieved some amazing things over the last few years as a Test group. You kind of back yourself to win every series at home. I think you need to to try and be up there in the upper echelon of teams. That’s what lies ahead of us this summer. 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.”

However, despite losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year, Australia beat India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval as well. They also beat India in the 50-over World Cup final. Pat Cummins, who will lead the team in the upcoming Scotland and England tour, believes that the break will hold him in good stead.

“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,” Pat Cummins concluded.