Pat Cummins is HIM. He is the guy. He is the showstopper. He is the golden boy of Australian cricket. The handsome lad who could bowl, bat, and lead incredibly well. Pat Cummins is the cricketing dream.
Cummins epitomizes the famous ‘Australian DNA’ of stepping up on major occasions when his side needs the captain the most. The past 12 months have catapulted Cummins from a potential great to a bonafide legend.
Not only he has had immense success as Australia’s captain in ODI and Tests, Cummins has led from the front with his performances, with both ball and bat, inspiring not only his teammates, but other players in the world to keep improving on their skillset and adding more strings to your bow.
5 clutch performances from Pat Cummins in last 12 months:
Cummins stars with ball and bat in Christchurch as Australia avoid Test defeat in New Zealand after 31 years
This is the latest addition to Cummins’ clutch show. Cummins stepped up in the second half of the Christchurch Test, taking four wickets before scoring vital 32* runs in 44 balls and seeing off the chase of 279 runs with Alex Carey, who scored 98*. Cummins and Carey formed a partnership of 61* (64) to take Australia home with three wickets in hand.
Pat Cummins silences the huge Ahmedabad crowd
On the eve of the World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad, Cummins had expressed what a feeling it could be if he and his team were able to silence the massive crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The skipper walked the talk when he dismissed Virat Kohli, the biggest wicket of all, in a sensational spell in the middle-overs. Before that, he had also taken Iyer’s wicket. Kohli’s wicket deflated India, who could manage 240 runs, which Australia gunned down.
While Travis Head took the honors of the Player of the Match award for his century, one could sense that the match turned in Australia’s favor when Cummins bowled Kohli in the 29th over. Cummins returned with 2/34 in 10 overs in the final.
Cummins draws first blood in Ashes 2023
Bazball this, Bazball that. The Ashes 2023 had been built up with only one major talking point – England’s Test revolution. But it was Pat Cummins who walked away with swagger at the end of the first Test in Edgbaston.
In the chase of 281, Australia found themselves in a pickle at 227/8. However, captain Cummins showed his batting abilities and played a semi-Bazball innings – 4 fours and 2 sixes, picking his bowlers and attacking spots and target areas on the field astutely. Cummins finished with 44* and hit the winning runs, and had got able support from Nathan Lyon, who scored 16* in their 55-run partnership.
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