Pat Cummins

February 25, 2025 4:09 PM

Australian captain Pat Cummins hits out at sports website for misquoting his remarks on India

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins has strongly criticised an Australian sports website for misquoting him regarding India's venue in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. Code Cricket, in a deleted post on X, alleged that Cummins had called out the ICC for giving India an unfair advantage in the Champions Trophy and termed the tournament a "farce," saying that teams should not be allowed to pick and choose where they play their matches. The fast bowler, who is not participating in the tournament ...

February 19, 2025 2:19 PM

Champions Trophy 2025 kicks off: Pakistan vs New Zealand in exciting opener as 8 teams battle for glory

The ninth edition of the Champions Trophy is all set to kick off on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with an exciting clash between hosts and reigning champions, Pakistan, and the formidable New Zealand team at National Bank Stadium, Karachi. The prestigious tournament is being jointly hosted by Pakistan and the UAE, marking the revival of the Champions Trophy after eight years. The last edition’s runners-up, two-time champions, and world number one ODI team, India, will begin their campaign on Thursda...

February 12, 2025 9:53 AM

Starc pulls out of Champions Trophy, Smith to lead Australia

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy for personal reasons, leaving the squad without its three frontline quicks for the ODI tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Starc's withdrawal comes after pace stalwarts Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ruled out due to injuries. World champions Australia will now lean on a quartet of fringe fast bowlers - Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Ben Dwarshuis and Nathan Ellis - in their bid for more ODI silve...

February 5, 2025 1:43 PM

Australia captain Cummins ‘heavily unlikely’ for Champions Trophy: coach

Australia captain Pat Cummins is all but ruled out of the Champions Trophy while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt for the ODI tournament, coach Andrew McDonald said on Wednesday. Cummins missed the test tour of Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second child but has been troubled by an ankle injury that flared up after the test series win over India at the beginning of last month. "Pat Cummins hasn't been able to resume any type of bowling so he's heavily unlikely," McDonald told...

November 25, 2024 3:40 PM

Australia ‘well off the mark’, says Cummins after Perth drubbing

Australia were well off the pace in Perth and have plenty to work on before the second test in Adelaide, captain Pat Cummins said after a 295-run thumping by India in the first test on Monday. Man-of-the-match Jasprit Bumrah, captaining in place of Rohit Sharma, took eight wickets as Australia were skittled for 104 and 238. "You're sitting in the change room after a loss like that and it hurts. When a team declares on you, it's never an amazing feeling," the 31-year-old told reporters, referri...

November 22, 2024 9:24 AM

Perth Test: India wins toss against Australia, opts to bat first in BGT opener

India’s stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and chose to bat first against Australia in the opening Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Optus Stadium on Friday. The match features three debutants: all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and right-arm seamer Harshit Rana for India, and Nathan McSweeney for Australia. "We are going to bat first; it looks like a good wicket. We are very confident in our preparation. Having played a Test match here in 2018, we know what to expec...