According to Pat Cummins, the captain of Australia, their team has reached a point where they approach each ODI World Cup match as a championship. The five-time champions are off to a terrible start in the competition after losing to South Africa and India, respectively. On October 16 in Lucknow, they will play their third game against Sri Lanka.
According to Pat Cummins, his team has a high level of confidence that they can dominate the competition against the foes they have previously had success against.
India and South Africa were the two teams that we fell to in those round games, looking back at 2019. They’re kind of the two clubs that we’ve had the most difficulty playing over the past year. We have the chance to be extremely confident when we go out there because we have certain teams we haven’t faced in a while that we’ve had a lot of success against,” Pat Cummins was quoted as saying by India Today.
The 30-year-old also acknowledged that Australia’s performance in the tournament has been uneven, and that they are now aiming to win the remaining matches.
“Definitely not a good start. Everyone is eager to make a change. We must win now, and we must win now because we are definitely 0-2.
Now, every game resembles a championship. Almost all of them must be won, Pat Cummins continued.
Cummins continued by saying that they are conscious of the qualities that make them a successful team. Australia is the most successful team in tournament history, so they don’t need to go too deep in the past to mount a comeback, he continued.
Without a doubt, we haven’t lived up to the standards we set for ourselves. Both times, we missed the mark and were outplayed. We score significant runs when we’re performing at our peak. We are once again applying pressure to the adversary. We’re getting wickets through the middle with our bowling. Therefore, so far we haven’t been able to put any of that together. So, yes, we are aware of what makes us a successful team.
“Once more, it wasn’t that long ago. We lead the world in every category. We can easily determine when we’re playing at our best by looking at recent performances, the Australian captain said.
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