Australia captain Pat Cummins grew to become the primary bowler to achieve 200 wickets within the ICC World Take a look at Championship in the course of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Take a look at in opposition to India in Sydney.
Bowling within the second-innings on Sunday, Cummins reached the feat along with his third wicket of the innings, dismissing Washington. Cummins overhauled India off-spinner R Ashwin and teammate Nathan Lyon’s tally in the course of the Take a look at to say the feat.
The continued third WTC cycle has been Cummins’ most prolific version but, having picked 73 wickets in 17 Checks with 5 five-wicket hauls. Solely Jasprit Bumrah has picked up extra wickets amongst seamers in a WTC version, having recorded 77 wickets this cycle.
Within the 2021-23 cycle the place Australia emerged victorious below his captaincy, Cummins stacked up 57 wickets in 16 matches.
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins falls as he appeals unsuccessfully for a wicket throughout play on the second day of the fifth cricket check between India and Australia on the Sydney Cricket Floor, in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Picture/Mark Baker)
Having made his Take a look at debut in 2011, Cummins missed out on red-ball internationals for the subsequent 5 years till a return in 2017.
Cummins has picked up 287 wickets on this interval, one of the best amongst all quick bowlers on this interval and solely bettered by Lyon (316) and Ashwin (289).
The 31-year-old Cummins is the one Australian bowler to document a sub-47 strike fee in Checks (min. 100 wickets).
Cummins has led the bowling charts for Australia within the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy too. The Aussie captain has bowled probably the most overs within the collection, elevating his tally to 25 scalps, bettered solely by Jasprit Bumrah (32).
Throughout the first innings of the Sydney Take a look at, Cummins additionally grew to become the seventh Australian bowler to achieve 500 worldwide wickets. Cummins’ common is simply bettered by Glenn McGrath (21.75 for 948 wickets) on this membership, whereas his bowling strike fee ranks second behind teammate Mitchell Starc’s 37.63.
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