The pacer was not picked for Australia's white-ball tour of the United Kingdom in September as part of workload management which gives him ample time to recover his body from tiring 18 months of cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 31-year-old recently returned from the United States following his maiden Major League Cricket campaign with San Francisco United.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The last 18 months have been gruelling for Cummins. Following a wrist fracture towards the end of the Ashes series in England, he has played in an ODI series against India, the victorious ODI World Cup in India, three Tests against Pakistan, two Tests against the West Indies, a T20 tour of New Zealand, two Tests against the Black Caps, the Indian Premier League, the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, and the MLC tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019m very sore today after a week of gym. Hamstrings, even ankles, kind of build up over months of bowling, but you can\u2019t really nail it while you\u2019re in the midst of the season,\u201d Fox Cricket quoted Cummins as saying.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The speedster said he will work on rehabilitation exercises during the break and focus on building strength ahead of the tight cricketing season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be doing lots of gym, some running, a lot of rehab exercise that you just can\u2019t really fit in the middle of the season,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Cummins said the break will allow him to come back fresh and to avoid any injury setback.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cEveryone that comes back after a break and is a little bit fresher, you never regret it. I\u2019ve basically been bowling non-stop since the World Test Championship final, nearly 18 months ago,\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis gives me a good seven or eight weeks completely off bowling so the body can recover, then you start building up again for the summer. It means you can hopefully bowl for a little bit longer, maintain pace is a bit easier, make you less susceptible to injuries,\" Cummins added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy, now a five-Test series this summer, has been held by India since 2017. During this period, India has won four consecutive series, including landmark victories on Australian soil in 2018\/19 and 2020\/21. When Australia last won the trophy, Cummins had just one Test cap.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite the Australian men\u2019s team\u2019s significant accomplishments in recent years - including two World Cup titles and a World Test Championship - Cummins recognised that India\u2019s dominance in Test cricket remains \u201cthe one blight\u201d that needs to be addressed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the trophy I haven\u2019t won before \u2026 this is the one trophy a lot of our group haven\u2019t ticked off,\u201d Cummins said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve achieved some amazing things over the last few years as a Test group. You kind of back yourself to win every series at home. I think you need to try and be up there in the upper echelon of teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what lies ahead of us this summer. They\u2019re a really good side. We play them quite a lot, we know them really well, but we feel like we\u2019re really well placed also,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Cummins revealed that he has no plans to retire from the game\u2019s shortest format, hoping he can help Australia win gold at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. \u201cWatching the Olympics, it got us all excited. You want to be part of it right there in the middle,\u201d Cummins said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what lies ahead of us this summer. They\u2019re a really good side. We play them quite a lot, we know them really well, but we feel like we\u2019re really well placed also,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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