Border-Gavaskar Trophy: It’s great to level the series, says Cummins on Adelaide Test win

Pat Cummins of Australia walks from the field at the end of India’s second innings during day three of the Men’s Test Match series. File
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Satisfaction over a job well done was evident when Pat Cummins spoke to the media at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday (December 5, 2024). After securing a 10-wicket triumph against India in the second Test, the Australian captain said: “It is great to level the series. I think this week we are back to our best.”

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About his five-for in the Indian second innings, the speedster said: “I was pretty pumped up. It probably felt like some big wickets in the context of the match. I was pretty excited, more so than normal.” Cummins was equally quick to praise his pace-mates: “It was a herculean effort from (Mitchell) Starc and Scotty (Boland) on the first day. It was hot, close to 40 degrees, it was a huge effort from these guys.”

Just like his rival counterpart Rohit Sharma, Cummins too played down the incident involving Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj: “It is heated, it is a big series, it has been packed with crowds on all days and so there is a lot riding on it. I think the umpire stepped in pretty quickly and that was the end of it.”

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Effusive over Head, Cummins quipped: “Every time he walks out, the game is kind of in the balance and within the space of a session or so, he really took the game out of their hands. He is super impressive.”

The Australian captain also lauded his Sunrisers Hyderabad team-mate, Nitish Kumar, “He is a really good player, adapts well. He has some pretty awesome ramp shots and pulls and drives. He is a 360-degree player and he had another pretty good game.”