Pat Cummins news
Speaking in an episode of the ICC Review, Ponting said that Cummins has grown as a player. The former cricketer added that Cummins doesn't look around to anyone else when things get tough for him.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Cummins said Bumrah is bowling well at the moment. The skipper also hoped that Bumrah would be out of fuel when he comes out to bat at the Sydney Test. The Aussie all-rounder added that the India pacer always poses a challenge.
When the skipper was asked about his feelings during his Test debut at 18, Cummins spoke about an element of naivety that can stop a kid from overthinking about how big a deal it is.
The 38-year-old also holds the record for most wickets taken in a single Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. He picked up 29 wickets in the 2020-21 edition of the prestigious series.
Cummins said Ashwin’s decision midway through the series was surprising.
This incident mirrored what had occurred on Day 2 when Ajinkya Rahane survived a similar DRS intervention against Pat Cummins.
Back in 2021, Australia was unable to participate in the WTC final due to a penalty for slow over-rates.
After bowlers skittled out visitors for 113, Rohit Sharma, Srikar Bharat and Cheteshwar Pujara held their ground to help India register an emphatic 6-wicket victory against Australia in the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday.
Cummins' team which came to India with nine wins in 10 matches, slumped to a huge defeat, getting bowled for 91 runs in their second innings on the third day of the match on Saturday as Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 5-37.
Australia's last tour of India was in 2017. India won that series 2-1. Spin veteran Nathan Lyon acknowledged that a series win in India is going to take a lot of hard work.
Cummins, who picked up his 200th Test scalp in the ongoing fixture, could only manage to bowl 20.2 overs during West Indies' first innings.
Ponting felt that Australia should consider Steve Smith and David Warner for any future leadership position in the white-ball side, which has been there since the ball-tampering ban in 2018 at South Africa, citing the current Test vice-captaincy role held by Smith.
Cummins had been rested from Australia's recent ODIs against Zimbabwe and New Zealand at home. But he doesn't see himself taking more rest with the T20 World Cup just a month away.
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