Australian pace spearhead Pat Cummins believes that the Indian wickets suit the spinners most, saying the spinner play a bigger role in India but expects rare dust-bowls during the upcoming One Day International (ODI) series starting on January 14 in Mumbai.
Virat Kohli-led Team India and Australia led by Aaron Finch are scheduled to play three-match ODI series which will get underway at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on January 14 followed by the second and third ODI in Rajkot on January 17 and Bengaluru on January 19 respectively.
Cummins told reporters in Australia before leaving for India, “I think spinners play a bigger part in India than they do around the world but it's rare you get a big spinning dust bowl for a one day international.”
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After losing first two games in India last time, Australians had made a brilliant comeback and clinched the five-match ODI series 3-2 against the hosts and Cummins said: “The last series I think we played two spinners, they also played two so they are certainly important, especially in the middle overs.”
This time as well, Australia named two specialist spinners in left-arm spinner Ashton Agar and leg spinner Adam Zampa in the squad for the ODI series against India
Meanwhile, the 26-year-old also commented on the Indian pitches, saying the ball gets softer as the game progresses that make it easier to bowl as compared to other countries, but the smaller and faster fields have poses their own set of challenges to the bowlers.
Cummins further explained, “Upfront there's always a little bit in it with a new ball like anywhere else in the world. But then after that, I actually feel that the ball gets probably a little bit softer and chewed up more over there than it does in other parts of the world which makes it a little bit easier sometimes bowling with a bit of a softer ball.”
The fast bowler also compared Australian wickets with India, saying playing in India's smaller outfield and the tracks offering less bounce and pace than the Aussie pitches.
adding: “But it's just a different challenge, the fields there are a lot smaller and faster than here in Australia, the wickets aren't as pacey and bouncy but it's the same format just a slightly different beast.”
(With PTI Inputs)
