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Mohali: Everyone is excited about the much-awaited debut of Singapore-born Australian batsman Tim David in international cricket, including fast bowler Pat Cummins. David is in great demand in franchise cricket due to his aggressive batting. He was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 8.25 crore in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, after which people’s attention got his attention.
“We are here in Mohali and we just finished our first practice session as a team,” Cummins told cricket.com.au after a practice session on Saturday. It was a really good session. Nice to see a new face in the team which is on tour with the Australian team for the first time. Tim David played some long shots. I can’t wait to see him play on the field.”
Defending T20 champions Australia will play a three-match series against India with the opening match on Tuesday. Cummins said, “It feels great to be coming to India for the first time since Kovid. I can’t wait to play here in the presence of all the fans. Hopefully the stadiums will be packed. You feel like a billion people are watching you play.”
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Mumbai Indians did not perform well in IPL 2022 and finished at the bottom position but David scored 186 runs during this period and showed a glimpse of his ‘power hitting’. Australian Test captain Cummins called him the ‘X Factor’. “It’s great to see David get the chance,” Cummins later said in a virtual press conference. He is one of the best players in the world. It is not easy to bat in the middle order in T20 cricket.
He also talked about Virat Kohli’s return to form and said that this star batsman of India can present a challenge in the series. Cummins said, “I saw Virat Kohli score a century. He is a great player and he had to come back to form at some point. He is going to be a challenge for us next week.” (agency)
