Boost in B’lore today?

Australian batting has not clicked as a unit so far in the World Cup and captain Pat Cummins hoped that his batters will fire on all cylinders against Pakistan here on FridayApart from Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh none of the other Australian batsmen have been able to make a fifty in the tournament so far and Cummins was banking on the batsmenfriendly nature of the Chinnaswamy stadium to buck the trendAlso ReadBangladeshi fan lsquoTigerrsquo Shoaib Ali had a breeze of a time with RohitHighscoring pitchldquoYou know especially at a venue like here in Bangalore I dare say itrsquos going to be high scoring smaller field Pitch is always really good here So yeah batting is super important I think the way the guys started last game against Sri Lanka really set the tonerdquo said Cummins Cummins took heart from the fact that Marsh made a fifty against Lanka and hoped David Warner would also join the party sooner than laterPat CumminsldquoYou know Mitchie and Davey up front from the first over taking the game on Thatrsquos what we want from our players Theyrsquore working really hard Theyrsquore doing all the right things Irsquom sure plenty of runs are around the cornerrdquo said CumminsThe premier pacer was also delighted to see Inglis stepping up for out of form Alex Carey who is the regular wicketkeeper ldquoAlex has missed out on the last couple which is unfortunate We know hersquos a class player but Josh he stepped up last game which is awesomerdquo he saidThe 30yearold said dew has played a big factor in a teamrsquos decision to bat or bowl after winning the toss in this tournament ldquoYeah itrsquos a factor I think Irsquove said it previously in T20s mdashdew might play a part for 5037 of the match plus in here day and night I only played part for the last 20 overs say in ODIDew factorldquoSo you got to balance whether say bowling second it might be tough at the back end But also yoursquove got lights on ball might zip around a bit more at night before that So itrsquos a balancing act I donrsquot think therersquos a right or wrongrdquo said Cummins Pakistan might be coming to this match after a sevenwicket battering by India at Ahmedabad but Cummins was not ready to take them lightly ldquoTheyrsquore a side that always seems to be right up there Some really good quick bowlers who can do some damage some spin bowlers that can bowl 20 of their overs and then theyrsquove got you know I think Rizwanrsquos the leading runscorer Babar Azimrsquos always good a couple of other batters that have scored a lot in ODIs lately So theyrsquore a really strong side pretty much in all facetsrdquo he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever