Pat Cummins – Historical Test Captain
Patrick James Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who is currently the captain of the Australian national team in Test cricket. He is the vice-captain of the team in limited-overs cricket. He is a fast bowler and a capable lower-order right-handed batsman and plays and captains domestic cricket for New South Wales. He is the second specialist fast bowler to captain Australia, after Ray Lindwall.
Pat Cummins made his Test debut at the age of 18 in 2011. Injuries then forced him out of test cricket for over five years, until he returned to the Australian team in 2017
Personal Information
| Description | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Patrick James Cummins |
| Birth | 8 May 1993 (age 28) Westmead, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname | Cummo |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| Role in team | Bowler |
Early Cricket Career
Pat Cummins played junior cricket for the Glenbrook Blaxland Cricket Club in the Blue Mountains before playing first-grade cricket for Penrith in 2010. That same year, Cummins represented NSW in the National Under-17 championships and later the NSW Under-19 side.
In the preliminary final of the 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash against Tasmania, Cummins took 4 for 16 and was named Man of the Match. He finished with Nathan Lyon as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament. In March 2011, he made his first-class debut in a match against Tasmania after impressing for the NSW 2nd XI. He returned figures of 2/80.
Pat Cummins played the final three matches of the 2010/11 Sheffield Shield season, including the final where he bowled 65 overs for the match, aged just 17. He was later ruled out of the Australia A tour of Zimbabwe due to a back injury.
Domestic Team Information
| Description | Details |
|---|---|
| 2010/11–present | New South Wales |
| 2012/13 | Sydney Sixers |
| 2013/14 | Perth Scorchers |
| 2014–2015 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2014/15–2018/19 | Sydney Thunder |
| 2017 | Delhi Daredevils |
| 2020–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
International Career
Pat Cummins was granted a Cricket Australia contract in June 2011 and in October 2011, he played two Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches for Australia against South Africa, claiming ten wickets and subsequently being selected in the Australian Test squad to play South Africa.
* Cummins made his Test debut at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg in November 2011, in what was only his fourth career first-class match.
* He became Australia’s youngest Test cricketer since Ian Craig in 1953, aged 18 years and 193 days.
* Cummins took 1/38 and 6/79, becoming the second youngest Test cricketer (behind Enamul Haque Jr.) to take six wickets in an innings.
In January 2019, Cummins became one of Australia’s two Test vice-captains, alongside Travis Head. He played in both Tests against the touring Sri Lankans and was the chief architect of Australia’s innings win in the first Test at The Gabba, taking his maiden 10-wicket haul. He finished the series with 14 wickets and was named as the player of the series.
In the 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship, Cummins claimed 70 wickets in 14 Tests, second only to India’s Ravichandran Ashwin. Remarkably, this only included one five-wicket haul, highlighting Pat Cummins’ consistency.
In August 2021, Cummins was named in Australia’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. He played in all of the matches, taking five wickets with an economy rate of 7.37 as Australia won the tournament for the first time.
Indian Premier League
Pat Cummins was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League for the 2014 season. He was bought by Delhi Daredevils for the 2017 Indian Premier League and in the 2018 auction by Mumbai Indians. Cummins was later ruled out of the entire 2018 tournament due to an injury and in the 2020 IPL auction was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders, making him one of the most expensive overseas players in IPL auction history.
In 2021 he again played for Kolkata before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal Life
Pat Cummins grew up in Mount Riverview in the Blue Mountains with his two brothers and two sisters. He attended St Paul’s Grammar School and the University of Technology, Sydney under its Elite Athlete Program, graduating in 2017 with a Bachelor of Business. As a child he idolised Brett Lee, with whom he later briefly played domestic and international cricket.
In 2011, Pat Cummins revealed that at the age of three he lost the top of his middle finger on his right hand when his sister accidentally slammed a door on it.
In February 2020, Pat Cummins got engaged to his long time girlfriend Becky Boston. They have a son together.
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FAQ’s
Which country does Pat Cummins play for ?
Australia
What is special about Pat Cummins in Ashes 2021 ?
He is the second specialist fast bowler to captain Australia, after Ray Lindwall, ever.
Did he win any award from ICC in his career ?
In January 2020, he was named as the Test Cricketer of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC)
What is Pat Cummins height ?
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Is Pat Cummins married or does have any girlfriend ?
In February 2020, Pat Cummins got engaged to his long time girlfriend Becky Boston.
Which IPL Franchise does Pat Cummins play for ?
Kolkata Knight Riders
