One of the few cricketers who came out of the 'Sandpaper-gate' saga with his reputation enhanced, Patrick Cummins has long been seen as the future leader of the Australian pace attack. Having made his debut in 2011, his career was beset by numerous injuries resulting in him not playing Tests for his country till the 2017 tour of India. But since then the workhorse has not looked back impressing in every match he plays for Australia. The cricketer from Sydney is now part of a fearsome threesome of Australian pace bowlers along with Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.
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Australia ODI Captaincy: David Warner has time and again proved his leadership abilities and Cummins has been great with the Test side. It will be interesting to see who gets hold of the role when it's all said and done.
The Test season 1 imbibes the feelings and emotions of the Australian cricket team which was surrounded by a whirlwind of criticism. Prime Studios built an underdog narrative surrounding the Australian cricket team and their journey till the 2019 Ashes victory.
Tim caught everyone's attention when five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians picked him for Rs 8.25 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction.
Australia will lock horns with Zimbabwe in three one-day internationals scheduled to be played in Townsville on August 28, 30, and September 3. Post this the Aussies will take on New Zealand in Cairns on September 6, 8, and 11.
The Warne-Muralidaran trophy is now shared between two nations Australia and Sri Lanka as the series now stands leveled between two great cricketing nations.
The Aussies lost 9 wickets in the final session of day 4 which resulted in an innings defeat for them.
Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL owing to a minor hip injury and has flown back home for recovery.
Kolkata Knight Riders star Pat Cummins was thrilled after he tried pav bhaji at the suggestion of his Twitter followers. He was amazed that how he did not try the dish ever before even after being on trips to India for the last 11 years.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Pat Cummins on Wednesday smashed the joint-fastest fifty in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the clash against Mumbai Indians. His destructive half-century helped KKR win against MI with 5 wickets. Undoubtedly, this led to a meme fair on Twitter as netizens celebrated with golden tweets. Take a look!
With this win KKR are now the new table toppers.
The likes of David Warner, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell will miss the white-ball series against Pakistan, but Cricket Australia will not release its contracted stars to join IPL immediately.
The 28-year-old all-rounder, who was with KKR the last season as well, was roped in by the Kolkata-based franchise again after a bidding war with Gujarat Giants and Lucknow Super Giants with the latter joining in late.
The Australian Test skipper also said that all the support staff and players gave feedback on Langer, and in the end, it is about Cummins standing tall with his players.
Cummins received flak for not backing the former coach in the lead-up to Langer's resignation.
Former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson labelled Cummins as 'gutless' and said the Test skipper has an agenda to bring his own coach
Langer, under whose tutelage Australia hammered England in the Ashes and also won the T20 World Cup for the first time last year, has been in service for the past four years.
The 28-year-old Cummins was handed the captaincy on the eve of the Ashes series after Tim Paine stepped away from cricket when a sexting scandal became public.
Ever since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, the Australian cricketing culture has undergone a serious review for its win-at-all-cost approach in the past.
Cummins was denied victory for the first time since taking over as skipper at the start of the series, but only by the slenderest of margins.
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