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2018-19 Series Loss More Painful Than 2020-21 Defeat to India, Cummins
The 2020-2021 series had a highly depleted Indian side coming out at 2-1, winning the finals at their stronghold Gabba for the first time in a Test match in 32 years.
Cummins Prepared to 'Make Amends' in Upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy Next Month
Australia could be the team that retained the title for the last four BGT, which included their famous series wins in 2018-19 and 2020-21 where Rishabh Pant played a magnificent knock of 89 not out at Gabba and snatched the victory in style to end Australia's 32-year-long undefeated run at their fortress.
Pat Cummins Says Test Cricket is His Top Priority, Speaks on IPL Future
The run-up to the crucial five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy next month has had Cummins only focusing on representing the country. However, the pacer is aware of the new IPL rules for overseas players that make them "ineligible to register in the following year's player auction" if they don't register for that season's player auction while the other rule bans players for two seasons if the player makes himself unavailable before the start of the season after getting picked at the auction.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia Captain Cummins Says, 'We've Got to Keep Pant Quiet'
The five-match Test series between India and Australia begins on November 22. India and Australia will host Perth, Adelaide-a pink-ball game, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney from November 22 to January 7, 2025.
Cummins Endorses Adelaide Oval as Australia's Venue for Pink-Ball Tests
The venue has a strong record with pink-ball Tests, having never lost a day-night match there since the format began with a game against New Zealand in 2015. Cummins highlighted Adelaide’s expertise in hosting these matches. “Adelaide do (pink-ball Tests) really well.
Cummins to Take Eight-Week Break Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy
"Everyone that comes back after a break is a little bit fresher, you never regret it," Cummins told Fox Sports. "I've pretty much bowled non-stop since the World Test Championship final, which is getting on for 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. It means you can hopefully bowl for a little bit longer, maintaining pace is a bit easier, makes you less susceptible to injuries."
MotoGP 2024: Martin dominates to record-setting pole position win at Austria, ahead of Bagnaia
Martin laid down a marker, starting from P1 ahead of championship rival Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati Lenovo Team, who starts second. Bagnaia had been very fast in the first parts of Q2, but got overhauled by Martin in the final minutes.
WTA Tour: Top Seed Iga Swiatek Advances to Cincinnati Quarters Following Rain-Interrupted Day
The only second-round matches still pending were Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova, Zheng Qinwen vs. Magdalena Frech and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Caroline Wozniacki.
PKL Player Auction Highlights: Sachin Sets Record with Highest Bid as Franchises Invest Rs 30 Crore in 118 Players
Ajith V. Kumar created a new benchmark in Category C, going for INR 66 lakh to Puneri Paltan as Bengaluru Bulls signed Jai Bhagwan up for INR 63 lakh. In Category D, Arjun Rathi turned out to be the most expensive player and was picked up by Bengal Warriors for INR 41 lakhs. Further on the roster of Category D signings were Mohd. Amaan joining Puneri Paltan for INR 16.2 lakhs and U Mumba signing Stuwart Singh onto their roster for INR 14.2 lakhs.
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