The Australian captain, Pat Cummins, is now sidelined with an injury that has also prevented him from participating in the Champions Trophy 2025. His absence follows his recent leadership of Australia to a historic 3-1 series victory over India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, ending India’s ten-year dominance.
Fans have long talked about the India-Australia rivalry, with many Indian viewers drawing comparisons to the classic Ashes series. A few of them have even declared that the BGT matches are more intense than the Ashes matches.
Pat Cummins discussed his thoughts on the significance of the BGT victory in an interview with SEN radio.
“I will remember that fantastic summer for a long time. In terms of competitiveness, we have been fairly dominating at home against England, whereas India has won the last two series here,” he remarked.
“This summer did feel like it was the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked Test sides battling each other,” the Australian captain said, acknowledging the intense excitement surrounding the match. From that perspective, it did seem larger than usual.
But he made clear that there is still a lot of emphasis on the Ashes, particularly for Australian players.
“It seems like the end of the world when you lose an Ashes at home. It’s still larger in that regard,” Pat Cummins said.
Even though he didn’t play, Australia got off to a strong start in the Champions Trophy, defeating England handily. India, meanwhile, has been playing well and has won back-to-back games.
In the meantime, Nathan Lyon holds the record for most wickets (125 from 54 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar is still the best run scorer in BGT since 1996 with 3,262 runs in 65 innings. In terms of head-to-head statistics, Australia has won six times, with one series ending in a draw, while India leads the standings with 10 series victories in 17 seasons.
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