SYDNEY
\nAustralia pacer Pat Cummins has issued a warning to opposition batters by declaring he is fit and firing and ready to peak during the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.
\nCummins skipped Australia\u2019s recent home series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand and hasn\u2019t featured for his country since their World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka at the start of July.
\nThe break has allowed Cummins to get plenty of rest into his battle-weary body and spend some extra time with his wife and young child ahead of a busy summer of cricket at home for Australia. Cummins is currently in India preparing for Australia\u2019s three-match T20I series against India, before he returns home to try and help his side retain the T20 World Cup crown they won in Dubai last year.
\nAnd Australia\u2019s Test captain says he is ready for the hectic upcoming schedule and confident he can make an impact in whatever format he plays.
\n\u201cI\u2019m pretty keen to play quite a lot so that come the World Cup I feel like my game is in really good order,\u201d Cummins said.
\n\u201cThat World Cup is the time we want to be peaking so I think we\u2019ll find that balance between making sure we\u2019re ready but not overcooked going to the start of the World Cup. \u201cI feel probably the best I have for a year or two, my body feels fresh, it feels like I\u2019ve been able to have a mini pre-season.
\n\u201cIn 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. \u201cThere will be ongoing management, some of those things just compound if you don\u2019t get that little window, so they are all as good as they have been for a while.\u201d
\nAustralia will field a relatively experimental side against India during the three-match series that commences in Mohali on Tuesday, with as many as four first choice players missing through injury or rested. Veteran opener David Warner skipped the tour to help obtain some extra rest prior to the T20 World Cup, while regulars Mitch Marsh (ankle), Marcus Stoinis (side) and Mitchell Starc (knee) are battling minor injury concerns. It means highly-touted all-rounder Tim David is likely to make his Australia debut against India and Cummins is confident the 26-year-old can slot in seamlessly to his side\u2019s middle-order.
\n\u201cHe\u2019s been right up there with the best in the world batting in that middle-order,\u201d Cummins said. \u201cIt\u2019s a really tough spot (to bat), you see most of the run-scorers open the batting or in the top-order.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to be consistent coming in when there\u2019s spin bowlers or at the end of the innings and I think he\u2019s been fantastic. \u201cSo if he gets his chance, hopefully he can continue doing what he\u2019s been doing in the domestic leagues around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SYDNEY Australia pacer Pat Cummins has issued a warning to opposition batters by declaring he is fit and firing and ready to peak during the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. Cummins skipped Australia\u2019s recent home series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand and hasn\u2019t featured for his country since their World Test Championship series against Sri […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[10716,1211,2198],"class_list":{"0":"post-284469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-india-series","9":"tag-opposition","10":"tag-pat-cummins"},"yoast_head":"\n