In the build up to the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australian skipper Pat Cummins has grabbed the headlines with his cheeky statement.

On the eve of the ODI World Cup final against India last year, Cummins famously remarked that he along with his teammates would look to silence the Ahmedabad crowd. As it turned out, the Men in Yellow did exactly the same, giving heartbreak to millions of Indian fans.

Ahead of the five-Test series against India, Cummins has once again come up with a cold response when asked about his Indian counterparts.

In an interview with Fox Cricket, the Australian players were asked to name one Indian player whom they would like to slot in their team.

While the likes of Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head revealed their choice of individual, Cummins refrained from taking anyone’s name.

"Nah. No one," the Australian captain responded without any hesitation.

While Lyon picked Virat Kohli, Marsh opted to go with former Delhi Capitals teammate Rishabh Pant.

"It’d be a pretty strong batting lineup having Smith, Marnus and Virat in your top order," said Lyon.

"Rishabh Pant. Batting at No.5, he is such a good light-hearted, young fellow. He was my skipper at Delhi Capitals, he is a ripper," said Marsh.

Head chose India skipper Rohit Sharma whereas pacer Scott Boland named Jasprit Bumrah.

"I'll go Rohit Sharma at the top, he is batting pretty aggressively, isn't he? I am happy with an aggressive bloke. Think you would have thought a generic response like Virat so I'll go the other way and go Rohit at the top," said Head.

"I'll choose Jasprit Bumrah. He is a three-format player and one of the best bowlers in the world," Boland said.

The marquee series is slated to get underway on November 22 in Perth. The action will then shift to Adelaide (December 6-10), where both teams will face each other in a Day-Night Test. The last three Tests are set to take place in Brisbane (December 14-18), Melbourne (December 26-30), and Sydney (January 3-7).