His critics said he was too “woke” to be Australia’s cricket captain,but the all-conquering Cummins has demonstrated conspicuous leadership on and off the field.
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If Australia’s World Cup victory in Ahmedabad proved anything other than the greatness of the current team,it was that 50-over cricket has many enduring virtues.
Australia’s victorious cricketers will have to wait for a reunion to toast the World Cup triumph together on home soil,as the international schedule denies them the full public celebrations afforded to their predecessors.
Australian captain Pat Cummins has arrived back in Sydney after the World Cup as Mitch Marsh cast doubt over Travis Head’s availability for the team’s first T20 against India.
Travis Head is the reason why Australia won the World Cup. No man had a greater impact in the finals or won more games off his own bat. But the ICC was right not to have him in its team of the tournament.
The night before Australia’s male cricketers stepped into the cauldron of Narendra Modi Stadium for the World Cup final,two crucial meetings took place.
By winning a World Cup in India,the hardest place to do it,Australia have now achieved something the greats of old never did.
Pat Cummins has proven himself a leader for all occasions and all teammates,and he’s only getting better in the job.
There are defining moments in every successful campaign. Australia’s began long before the first ball was bowled and ended with a Travis Head epic.
Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne believed they had missed the World Cup. On Sunday,they guided Australia to triumph.