What preparations is Pat Cummins doing to defeat India? He asked why he left the cricket field for 116 days.

Australia has not been able to win a Test series against India for the last 10 years. Since 2014, the Indian team has defeated it 4 times in a row in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. During this time, Australia had to face defeat 2 times in India and 2 times at home. The entire team is upset with this defeat. At the same time, Australia's Test team captain Pat Cummins is now trying his best to defeat India. He is sweating a lot before this Test series starts in Australia on 22 November. Meanwhile, he has revealed what kind of preparations he is doing and why he has left the cricket field for 116 days.

Australia captain Pat Cummins played his last Test match against New Zealand in March 2024. He played his last international match against India during the T20 World Cup in June 2024. Cummins was last seen in America's Major League Cricket on 28 July. Since then he has been missing from the cricket field. He withdrew his name from the recent Scotland and England series and decided to directly enter the cricket field against the Indian team in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on 22 November. Meanwhile, about 116 days will pass since he played. Cummins himself has given the reason behind this.

Cummins said that one has to bowl throughout the year while playing. Therefore, there is very little chance to rest. Due to this, niggles start forming in the bowler's body and it becomes difficult to keep oneself completely fit. Apart from this, the risk of injury also increases, while a lot of time is needed to work on fitness. After staying away from the game for 2 months, one gets a chance to exercise, which is not available while playing. Due to these exercises, preparation is done to play for the next 12 months. This is the reason why he has decided to rest till the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts.

Pat Cummins did not take a 116-day break just to play in the future. The main purpose of his break was to prepare for the Test series against India. Actually, he believes that playing continuously reduces the pace. Apart from this, bowling is also not possible on the exact line length. This also leads to a lot of mistakes and he does not want to make any mistakes this time. Apart from this, Cummins wants to reach the speed of 145 kilometers per hour again before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, so that he can trouble the Indian batsmen. That is why he is sweating a lot in the gym during the break.