Pat Cummins

Cummins to the rescue as Australia grind past Pakistan in opening ODI

Skipper Pat Cummins kept his cool under pressure with a gritty unbeaten 32 to steer Australia to a nervy two-wicket defeat of Pakistan in the first of three one-day internationals on Monday.

Cummins back, Marsh and Head out of Pakistan ODI series

Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head were Monday ruled out of Australia's home one-day series against Pakistan next month, but Pat Cummins returns as captain after missing their recent England tour.

England's Jordan takes third hattrick of T20 World Cup 2024

Chris Jordan took four wickets in five balls, including the third hat-trick of the 2024 T20 World Cup, as defending champions England dismissed the United States for 115 in a Super Eights match in Barbados on Sunday.

Cummins creates history with second consecutive T20 WC hattrick

Cummins registered a hat-trick over two overs against Bangladesh on Thursday and the right-armer completed the feat once again against Afghanistan when he had Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib dismissed with three consecutive deliveries.

Hattrick may not spare Cummins from T20 World Cup chop

Pat Cummins admits that even taking the first hattrick of the T20 World Cup may not save him from the axe when Australia tackle Afghanistan in their next Super Eights clash.

Cummins 'had no idea' about hattrick feat, joins exclusive club

After the match, Player of the Match Cummins said, “I had no idea I had taken a hattrick”.

Australia to not to lose to Scotland intentionally just to oust England, Cummins reassures

Pat Cummins ruled out Thursday the prospect of Australia underperforming against Scotland in a bid to oust rivals England from the Twenty20 World Cup, saying it would be against the "spirit of cricket."

Australia skipper Cummins joins MLC's San Francisco Unicorns

Australian Test and one-day captain Pat Cummins has signed a four-year deal with Major League Cricket's San Francisco Unicorns, the team announced on Tuesday.

T20 form 'best for a decade' after IPL, says Cummins

The 31-year-old played every IPL match, took 18 wickets and guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to the final, leaving the fast bowler feeling extremely assured with how his short-form game is placed.  

December 25, 2023
December 25, 2023

Cummins backs Khawaja on Gaza views

Khawaja has been denied permission by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have a sticker showing a black dove holding an olive branch on his bat and shoes during the second Test against Pakistan.

December 25, 2023
December 25, 2023

Australia unchanged for 2nd Test, Pakistan drop veteran Ahmed

Showers and potential thunderstorms are expected for the first day of play but are forecast to clear by Wednesday afternoon and Cummins said he was confident of a result.

December 19, 2023
December 19, 2023

Starc overtakes Cummins as most expensive player in IPL auctions

Cummins broke the record of English all-rounder Sam Curran, who had received INR 18.5 crores by Punjab Kings in the previous edition.

December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023

Cummins leads stars up for grabs in big-money IPL auction

Players can start the bidding for their services at up to $240,000 but the best will be snapped up for many times that.

December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023

Cummins issues Warne challenge to Lyon

"No doubt he was missed over there in England (during this year’s Ashes series) for sure. As a captain, it makes it a lot easier knowing that bloke who has played 100-odd Test matches that knows his craft and can bowl pretty much in any conditions, you just let him get to work so it's great having him back. Yeah, another 500 to go."

November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023

Cummins says players 'not robots' as Australia T20 team struggles

Captain Pat Cummins said Tuesday that cricketers were "not robots" with Australia's Twenty20 team struggling in India straight after their 50-over World Cup triumph.

November 27, 2023
November 27, 2023

Cummins will remember ‘quiet as library’ Ahmedabad crowd in deathbed

In an interview with Australian newspaper The Age, the pacer was asked what moment he would remember in his deathbed.

November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023

Is the outrage and the extent of it justified?

It was an anticlimactic finish to the 2023 World Cup for arguably the largest cricketing fanbase -- India fans -- as they saw the best team on paper tumbling at the final hurdle only for Australia to clinch their sixth title last week.

November 23, 2023
November 23, 2023

India series dampens Aussie celebrations

Australia's World Cup winners have been denied a full-scale heroes' welcome home by a packed cricket schedule that sees them face India on Thursday at the start of a Twenty20 series, four days after meeting in the one-day final.

November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023

The silence in Ahmedabad reminiscent of Maracanazo

On Sunday, the world of sport saw a re-enactment of sorts of the Maracanazo, albeit in a different sport.