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.
Read More"I think you've got to embrace it. The crowd's obviously going to be very one-sided but, in sport there's nothing more satisfying than hearing a big crowd go silent and that's the aim for us tomorrow," Pat Cummins said in pre-match press conference in Ahmedabad.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins had the best view to witness Glenn Maxwell's record-breaking knock at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He also termed Maxwell's 201* as the greatest ODI innings ever played in history. Know what more he said of Maxwell here..
Australia are left with only 13 players available at the moment for the upcoming World Cup game against England on Saturday (November 4). Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of this fixture while Mitchell Marsh has flown back home for personal reasons.
"We are really confident. We had a good win in the third ODI (in Rajkot), which is probably a bit closest to our strongest XI. We have had pretty good records in ODIs in India," Pat Cummins said ahead of Australia's opening ICC World Cup 2023 match against India.
The first ODI of the three-match series between India and Australia commences today in Mohali. Toss has taken place and the playing XIs of both teams have been announced as well. Which player has been dropped? Know here...
KL Rahul-led India will be without rested stars Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya for the first two ODI matches against Australia.
"A few different players will get a chance but ideally we'd like to structure up pretty closely to how we'll play in the World Cup," Cummins said.
Pat Cummins will seek medical attention to his sore left wrist after he landed on the same during the 5th Ashes Test against England at The Oval.
England and Australia will square off against each other in the 5th and final Test of the ongoing Ashes at The Oval in London.
Australia have already retained the Ashes after the fourth Test ended in a draw. But Australia skipper Pat Cummins wants to win the series 3-1.
Mark Waugh has raised question marks on Pat Cummins' captaincy. The former selector feels that the ace speedster has looked ordinary as a leader during the crunch moments in the ongoing Ashes series.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins has indicated a change in the game plan for the final Ashes Test at The Oval and secure an elusive series win on English soil after a hiatus of 22 years.
Jonny Bairstow's controversial run-out has created a huge uproar in English and Australian media as the Lord's Ashes Test ended up with sheen taken off it as the visitors took a 2-0 lead.
Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey was quick on his feet to run his England counterpart Jonny Bairstow out with a direct hit when he wandered off from the crease with the ball still being in play.
Rohit Sharma feels that the WTC Final shouldn't be a one-off fixture and there should be a three-match series. But Pat Cummins feels otherwise. Know what he said.
Earlier, Cummins left for Australia after the second Test in Delhi to be with his ailing mother, who passed away last week.
Pat Cummins' Mother Passes Away: Earlier, Cummins left for Australia after the 2nd Test in Delhi to be with his ailing mother.
Healy picked Travis Head and Glenn Maxwell as Cummins' successor.
Pat Cummins is expected to be back in India for the 3rd and 4th Tests in Indore and Ahmedabad respectively.
Cummins also shed light on his side's defensive game and its circumstances.
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