ICC World Cup 2023: Australia have a plan to tackle Indian spinners, says Pat Cummins

Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Thursday asserted that his team has a plan to tackle Indian spinners in their opening ICC World Cup 2023 match insisting that the victory in the third ODI had made the bunch a confident lot ahead of the blockbuster clash on SundayIndia having won the threematch series 21 lost the Rajkot tie by 66 runs after notching a mammoth 352Cummins indicated the confidence stemmed from the fact that the Australians had played Indian spinners in the past and done wellIt preparation starts with training for the next few days before the game The Australian guys play a lot of spin Our batting order had played a lot in India and done well so they know most of the Indian bowlers and they have a plan in placeWe are really confident We had a good win in the third ODI in Rajkot which is probably a bit closest to our strongest XI We have had pretty good records in ODIs in India added the skipper during a promotional event hereCummins will banking on his aggressive opener David Warner key player Glenn Maxwell to guide them to another triumph at the World Cup hereWhile Warner 36 has struggled for form in the last couple of years he has peaked at the right time having scored 390 runs in nine innings this year at an average of 4333 and a strike rate of 11926 including four halfcenturies and a tonDuring the recent ODI series in India Warner was in blazing form scoring three consecutive halfcenturies and making him the one to watch out for even as speculation over his retirement plans swirls all around Im expecting a great tournament from Dave He has been consistent and I am loving the way he is going about it he saidAustralia also played a fivematch ODI series against South Africa in the leadup to the World Cup besides warmup games against Pakistan and the Netherlands winning both and giving a strong signal that their preparations for the mega event have been near perfectFeels like a second home in India Preparations have been really good with the five ODIs in South Africa and three against India Feels like we have got enough games for our playing XI and the bench as well he saidCummins has captained the Aussies in only four ODIs so far On whether not leading the side enough in the format puts him under pressure he said experienced players in the side would make up for thatWe have got a lot of experience in the side I have been leaning a lot on the other guys but I am really wellplaced You get a feel of what exactly is going on out there You bowl and also make decisions on who you bowl next and what different plans you have So thats a benefit he saidAustralia just have one a specialist spinner in Adam Zampa and would be relying heavily on allrounder Glenn Maxwell for his slowbowling expertiseAlso Read Pat Cummins excited to take on India first up in ODI World Cup 2023After India Australia will take on South Africa Sri Lanka and Pakistan and Cummins felt a winning start would be crucial to get the momentum goingThere are nine round games so you gotta make sure that you are absolutely peaking for those And everything you do in between is about getting right for those nine gamesAustralia won the World Test Championship final defeating India at The Oval a few months back Asked about his favourite tournament he said I can say its the Test Championship because we won that chuckles But this one CWC happens every four years Its been the longest and has a history of about 50 years Whenever theres an ODI World Cup it feels a little bit extra specialThe skipper added no team competing in the World Cup was a pushover adding that India being the hosts would be strongIts funny because you can make a case for every team Obviously Indias strong at home England won the last World Cup New Zealand seems to be around every final in ICC events South Africa has a really strong side and Sri Lanka did well in the Asia CupOnce you look through the teams Pakistan has also been really strong Its gonna be tough with just four teams making it to the semisFor underdogs I think it may be Afghanistan It is normally spoken about as one of the really strong teams They have got some highquality spinners and batters who have scored a good amount of runs so they are potentially there he saidWith agency inputs