Revitalized Pat Cummins Looking Forward To The Indian Challenge

Pat Cummins, Australian pace-bowling spearhead, feels that he has benefited hugely from being a part of the bio-bubble during his stint with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the recently concluded 13th season of the Indian Premier League.

A normal edition of the IPL involves a lot of travel from one city to another, which wasn’t the case this time around as the tournament was held across the three bio-secure venues of the United Arab Emirates.

“One of the benefits of being in a bubble in the UAE was we didn’t spend much time traveling,” Pat Cummins was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au

”A normal IPL we’re on a flight every second day, different city, so I think sometimes that can be as draining as the playing part,” he added.

“No doubt as well, the six or seven months we had at home (during the winter) put us in a pretty good place leading into the England tour and IPL. Coming in fresh to those tours it doesn’t feel like the end of the summer, it feels like I’m ready to start the tour and in a pretty good place,” he further added.

Pat Cummins will once again be the key for the Aussies in the blockbuster showdown against the Virat Kohli-led Indian team and the speedster is hoping that the Australian surfaces give a tough time to the Indian batsmen.

“If it happens I’ll be happy,” Cummins said. “Hopefully the (pitch) conditions will be what we as Aussies are accustomed to. Hopefully they’ve got a bit more bounce and pace than you would a place like India so that home advantage might come into it,” he further added.

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