Australian captain Pat Cummins will be unavailable in the upcoming second and final Test against West Indies as the fast bowler has been ruled out due to a thigh strain he picked up in the opening Test at Perth. Cummins’ absence also means that Australia will be captained by Steve Smith for a second consecutive
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Hours after winning the opening Test against West Indies by 164 runs in Perth, Cricket Australia (CA) have made some changes in their squad. Concerning Pat Cummins‘ injury in the two-match series opener and keeping the back-to-back Test matches coming up later this month in mind, the selectors have decided to boost the pace unit
Australian captain Pat Cummins accomplished a special milestone when he got rid of West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test at Optus Stadium in Perth. Upon dismissing Brathwaite, Cummins claimed the landmark of registering 200 wickets in red-ball cricket. It needed a proper jaffa to end Brathwaite’s fighting knock,
Australia captain Pat Cummins has confirmed his team’s playing XI that will take the field in the first Test against the West Indies in Perth on Wednesday, November 30. Scott Boland, who was the star performer for Australia during the Ashes this year, couldn’t find a place in the starting XI as Cummins, Mitchell Starc
Australia will take on the West Indies in a two-match Frank Worell Trophy series scheduled to begin from Wednesday. The two matches will be a part of the 2021-23 ICC World Test Championship. Australia – with a win percentage of 70 – are on top of the WTC standings, while the West Indies are placed
Legendary Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath has shared his take over Aussie Test skipper Pat Cummins’ decision to skip the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ahead of the IPL franchises retention/released players list submission deadline, Cummins, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for INR 7.25 crore at the mega-auction in February
Australia’s Test and ODI captain, Pat Cummins, will sit out of the next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The right-arm pacer, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for INR 7.25 crore at the mega-auction in February this year, has decided to skip IPL 2023 in order to take some rest ahead of
Two-time IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have made up their mind to release Australian pacer Pat Cummins ahead of the upcoming mini-auction. Cummins – the newly appointed Australia ODI captain – has informed KKR team owners that he won’t participate in the forthcoming IPL edition, reported Inside Sport on Monday. Hence, before the cut-off
Cricket Australia on Tuesday confirmed that fast bowler Pat Cummins would take charge of their men’s one-day team, making him the 27th ODI captain. Cummins will replace Aaron Finch, who recently announced his retirement from 50-overs cricket. Opening batter David Warner was not eligible for the role due to his lifetime ban from leadership positions
India produced an all-round performance to beat Australia by 6 runs in their first warm-up game at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on Monday. Brilliant fifties by KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav powered India to 186/7 in 20 overs. While India lost the wickets of captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli inside nine
Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has named the player who can take over from the captaincy duties from Aaron Finch. Notably, Finch announced his retirement from ODIs during Australia’s recent home series against New Zealand, which the hosts won 3-0. And with less than a year to go before the start of the 2023 ICC
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have suffered a massive blow as their frontline pacer Pat Cummins has left the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 due to a minor hip injury. As the Knight Riders are looking unlikely to book birth in the playoffs, the right-armer has decided to step back and get his body right.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), under the fresh leadership of Shreyas Iyer, started well in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. But after a decent start to their campaign, the Knight Riders seem to have lost the rhythm, resulting in their five back-to-back losses in the competition. With too many doubts hovering around the chances
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ‘s latest recruit and Australia’s white-ball captain Aaron Finch has heaped praises on his teammate and countryman Pat Cummins for the latter’s exploits with the bat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Notably, Finch made his debut for the two-time champions when he entered the field in the game against Sunrisers
Australian superstar Pat Cummins took the internet by storm after he destroyed the bowling unit of Mumbai Indians (MI) to script a memorable victory for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 14th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Wednesday. Cummins smashed the half-century off just 14 deliveries, equaling KL Rahul‘s feat
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thrashed Mumbai Indians (MI) by five wickets in the 14th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at MCA Stadium in Pune on Wednesday. Chasing 162, KKR lost two wickets early when the scoreboard read 35 in the powerplay. Then, Venkatesh Iyer and Sam Billings partnered to get the
Inspirational captaincy of Pat Cummins mixed up with high-class bowling, Usman Khawaja’s stunning batting display in both innings and a 5-fer on the final day by Nathan Lyon helped Australia clinch the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan by 115-runs. Australia Test series wins in Pakistan: 2-0 in 1959/60 (Richie Benaud) 1-0 in 1998/99 (Mark Taylor)
The auctions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) always generate exquisite excitement as not only big stars but also the lesser-known players become million-dollar buys. A similar story was replicated on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 mega-auction. It all started with Shreyas Iyer breaching the 10 crore barrier as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) roped
On Wednesday, Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins finally broke his silence on the much-talked-about Justin Langer’s resignation that has rocked Aussie cricket. Cummins said the team needed ‘a new coaching style’ heading into the future, and he decided to back his players and support them. Notably, Langer had stepped down from the role of Australian
Former Australian pacer bowler Mitchell Johnson has fired shots at the current Test team skipper Pat Cummins after the sudden exit of head coach Justin Langer. Notably, Langer resigned as Australia men’s cricket team head coach on Saturday, finishing a successful tenure that featured T20 World Cup title win and the Ashes victory. His four-year
The fourth Test of the ongoing five-match Ashes series between Australia and England will begin on January 5 at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The hosts have already retained the urn will big wins in the previous three games and will be looking to add more misery to the hapless English side in the
Australia have kept their domination in the ongoing Ashes 2021-22 against England. After beating the English side in the first two Tests, the hosts continued from where they left in the third Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground. On the opening day of the Boxing-Day Test, Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first, with
Australia captain Pat Cummins and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood are set to return for the Boxing Day Test against England as their board have named an unchanged squad for the remainder of the 2021-22 Ashes series. Pacemen Jhye Richardson and Michael Neser have both been impressive after being called in for Cummins (who missed the
Hours before the start of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England, the home team faced a big blow as skipper Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the Pink-Ball Test after having come in close contact with a COVID-19 positive case at a restaurant last night in Adelaide. Cummins went to dinner at
Australian captain Pat Cummins has revealed the playing XI of his team for the upcoming second Test of the ongoing Ashes 2021-22 against England. The second Test, which will be played with the Pink Ball under the lights, is set to begin on December 16 at the Adelaide Oval. The hosts have made only one
England’s campaign for the Ashes 2021-22 got off to the worst start as Joe Root and his men were bundled out for a paltry 147 against Australia on the opening day of the first Test in Gabba. Getting in on the banter, Queensland Police trolled England with a savage tweet after their collapse in the
The Australians left no stone unturned to mark the arrival of Ashes 2021-22 in grand style. On the opening day of the first Test at Gabba, the Aussie pace attack demolished the English batting line-up as the tourists slumped to the lowest first-innings total of an Ashes series since 1997. England were bundled out for
Australia’s newly appointed Test captain Pat Cummins has revealed the Aussie XI for the upcoming first Ashes Test match against England. The Ashes 2021-22 opener will start on December 08 at the iconic Gabba in Brisbane. David Warner and Marcus Harris will open the innings while Marnus Labuschagne and vice-captain Steve Smith will bat at
On Friday, Cricket Australia (CA) named speedster Pat Cummins as the next Test captain while senior batter Steve Smith was appointed his deputy. After an interview process with a five-person selection panel, Cummins was chosen to lead the Aussie side. With that, he became the first fast bowler to be a full-time captain of the
Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell has shared his thoughts regarding the next Test captain of Australian cricket. Chappell has suggested that fast bowler Pat Cummins should be announced as the nation’s next leader in the longest format. Notably, Tim Paine has resigned from the captaincy of Australia’s Test team ahead of the upcoming Ashes series.