India, March 13 -- Although the English trio of Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton and David Llyod faced the most criticism amid the debate on India having had an advantage of playing all their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai, it was Australia's Pat Cummins who first sparked the discussion. His statement came amid India's group-stage campaign last month. However, his teammate Mitchell Starc discarded the theory as he offered a fresh perspective to the debate.

Like the former English cricketers, Cummins claimed India "got that obvious benefit of playing all their games there (Dubai)." Aussie media also sided with the captain, who unfortunately missed the tournament due to an injury, saying there will always "be an asterisk" on India's Champi...