Conditions in England will favour New Zealand in World Test Championship final: Pat Cummins
Cricket | May 26, 2021 18:35 ISTCummins however, refused to predict the winner, saying the June 18-22 match is a one-off Test and is hard to predict.
Cummins however, refused to predict the winner, saying the June 18-22 match is a one-off Test and is hard to predict.
Four bowlers in the Australian cricket lineup embroiled in a 2018 cheating scandal in South Africa issued a joint statement Tuesday rejecting renewed speculation they were aware a teammate was using sandpaper to change the condition of the ball.
Following criticism in Australian media over alleged involvement in the 2018 Ball-tampering scandal, Pat Cummins Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon came together to quash such rumours in a joint statement.
Chappell's views are in contrast to Paine, who recently said he will have no qualms about former skipper Smith returning to the job whenever he chooses to retire.
The postponement of IPL 2021 after multiple cases of COVID-19 inside the bio-bubble has led to a question mark on whether the marquee ICC event should be held in India.
Cummins said that he would wait for complete clarity on the issue before taking a decision on how and when to fly back.
With India battling a devastating health crisis, the 27-year-old pacer had last Monday announced to make the donation for procurement of oxygen supplies for the hospitals which are struggling in the face of rise in COVID cases.
The Indian Premier League (IPL2021) has been rocked by another Covid-19 case as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players and staff have decided to isolate themself after multiple players fell ill ahead of their game against RCB today (Monday) in Ahmedabad.
There's been a debate whether the IPL should continue when India is facing a severe health crisis as thousands of people are dying of the virus.
Cummins, who is presently in India for the 14th season of the Indian Premier League also urged fellow IPL cricketer to help India in time of need.
While Russell hammered 54 from 22, Cummins finished with a 34-ball 66 in a stiff chase at Wankhede.
Gill hit a counter-attacking 91 in the second innings of the fourth and final Test in Brisbane, something that set up India's epic chase of 328 at the Gabba en route to their 2-1 series triumph.
Cummins believes that Pant is "always good to watch," adding that very few players can make such an impact in a game as he does.
The 27-year-old is one of the most expensive foreign players in the popular league. Kolkata Knight Riders had shelled out a whopping Rs 15.50 crore for him in the 2019 IPL players' auction.
Cummins, who was Australia vice-captain for the four-match Test series, said Pujara turned out to be the deciding factor with his rock solid performances with the bat.
Watch: Ajinkya Rahane's attempt of an all-out attack was short-lived with the stand-in Indian skipper falling prey to Pat Cummins' bouncer in the 57th over.
While Ashiwn and Vihari handled the Aussie pace attack and spin wizardry of Nathan Lyon pretty well, Ashwin admitted that the pitch was of no help in the partnership especially with Pat Cummins coming at them with all his mights.
The world's number one bowler returned fine figures of 4/29 and dismissed Pujara, who had been a thorn in Australia's flesh during the 2018-19 series, for the fourth time in the ongoing rubber.
Smith, who was named Test player of the decade this week, has managed just 10 runs in the first two matches, while Labuschagne could not capitalise on the starts with scores of 47, 6, 48 and 28 in the four innings so far.
Both Smith and Labuschagne have not been among runs with Smith aggregating just 10 across four innings at an abysmal average of 3.33 and Labuschagne doing slightly better but lower than his standards
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