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Cricket News: Body feels the freshest it has for two years – Pat Cummins | Pat Cummins feeling fresh & ready to go as World Cup nears

Eyeing the T20 World Cup at home next month, Australian pacer Pat Cummins has expressed that his body feels fresher than it has in the last two years.

The Test skipper has been on a two-month long break as he hasn’t turned up for the national team ever since the red-ball series vs Sri Lanka concluded in July.

Australia to kick off World Cup preparation in India

The Australian side is in India currently and the two sides will kick off their T20I series in Mohali on Tuesday. 

Overall, the defending champions will play nine T20 games before they kick off their World Cup campaign against New Zealand in Sydney on 22nd October. 

Cummins has reassured that he will look to play as many of those matches as possible as he is gearing to get back on the field. 

“I feel probably the best I have for a year or two, my body feels fresh, it feels like I’ve been able to have a mini pre-season,” the 29-year-old was quoted in a report by Cricket Australia. 

He added, “In terms of mindset, I feel really fresh and ready to get stuck in, so it was a great break, a couple of the niggles are fine.”

“There will be ongoing management, some of those things just compound if you don’t get that little window, so they are all as good as they have been for a while,” Cummins further opened up on the issue.

However, he explained that the players need to ensure that there is sufficient balance between players being ready for the World Cup whilst not being overcooked for the tournament simultaneously. 

Cummins excited to see Tim David in Australian colours

Meanwhile, Cummins also reflected on Tim David’s introduction into the Australian squad in the build-up to the T20 World Cup. He hailed the swashbuckler as one of the premier middle-order batsmen in the shortest format of the game and backed him to deliver well in national colours. 

“He’s been right up there with the best in the world batting in that middle-order,” Cummins said. It’s a really tough spot (to bat), you see most of the run-scorers open the batting or in the top-order,” Cummins spoke about David. 

The Test skipper acknowledged that it’s difficult to be consistent in T20s, especially towards the backend of the innings and that is where David’s strength rests. Whether a reinvigorated Australia boosted by the return of Cummins and roping in of David puts up a firm challenge against the home side remains to be seen.