Patrick James Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who is currently the captain of Australia in Test cricket.[1][3] He is the vice-captain of the team in limited-overs cricket. He is a fast bowler and hard hitting right-handed batsman.[4] he plays domestically for New South Wales.
Cummins made his Test debut at the age of 18 in 2011. Injuries then forced him out of international cricket until 2015, and out of Test cricket until 2017. After the completion of the 2019 cricket season, Cummins was awarded both the Allan Border Medal for best Australian cricketer of the year and was named the ICC Test cricketer of the year. As of May 2022, Cummins is rated as the number one bowler in the world in the ICC test bowling rankings.
Hopefully, we make it to the finals too”, he added.
The video ended with the two-time World Cup winner waving goodbye and a special message from Kolkata that read, “Thank You, Pat”.
The Australian pace sensation who was bought back by the two-time winners at this year’s two-day mega auction in Bengaluru could only manage 63 runs from five matches including a half-century with his highest score being an unbeaten 15-ball 56 against the Mumbai Indians. It’s great to be based out of the side similar to last year. It feels like you are coming back home. staff, hotel staff. All three wickets were taken in one over. With the ball in hand, Cummins registered seven scalps to his name with his best figures coming in the second encounter with Mumbai Indians where he finished with match-winning figures of 3/22. It’s been a great 5-6 weeks,” said Pat Cummins while speaking in a video posted by KKR on their official Twitter handle. Pat Cummins’ IPL 2022 came to an abrupt end after a hip injury ruled him out for the remainder of the tournament. While he played only five matches this seas, the Australian Test captain did make match-winning contributions against the Mumbai Indians in both fixtures with the bat as well as the ball.
With Cummins’ tournament over, his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders posted a video in which he shared his thoughts about his season, and the franchise also wished him a speedy recovery. The tall pacer was in the team as a bowling all-rounder, inconsistent performances meant that he ended up warming the bench on most occasions.
Have a speedy recovery, say KKR to Cummins
On May 13, Kolkata Knight Riders shared a video montage of all the events featuring the Australian where he is seen bonding with skipper Shreyas Iyer wearing the traditional Indian kurta, and at the same time celebrating his 29th birthday with his teammates and the other members of the KKR support staff including head coach Brendon McCullum and CEO Venky Mysore.
Reminiscing his stay with the team during this period, Pat Cummins thanked his teammates and the entire contingent for looking after him and stated that he enjoyed the time.
“I just want to say a huge thanks to everyone. Thanks for looking after the family and to everyone, players. “All the best for the last few games. I’ll be cheering on.
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