Australia dominated Day 1 of the fifth Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.©AFP
Australia captain Pat Cummins joined the 500 international wickets club after his effective display with the ball in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. The Sydney Cricket Ground bowed to Cummins after the Australian skipper stole the limelight with his flawless captaincy and incredible bowling play. Facing a struggling Indian batting unit, Cummins maintained pressure on the top order but found redemption in the latter half. Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah were his two victims in the first innings as he returned with figures of 2/37 from a 15.2 over spell.
Another clinical achievement saw Cummins join the 500 International Wicket Keepers Club, becoming the seventh Australian to achieve this feat.
In 214 matches, Cummins has 500 wickets to his name with an average of 24.45 and an economy of 3.76. Of all Australians, the 31-year-old’s average is bettered only by the legendary Glenn McGrath. He averaged 21.75 for 948 scalps in 375 matches.
Cummins is among the elite of Australians who have taken 500 international wickets during their careers, including Shane Warner (999), McGrath (948), Brett Lee (718), Mitchell Starc (699), Mitchell Johnson (590) and Nathan Lyon (569) Joined the list. ).
In the longest format of cricket, Cummins made 66 appearances and took 289 wickets, averaging 22.54 and scoring 46.4. In ODIs, Cummins has made 90 appearances for Australia, boasting 143 scalps and an average of 28.78, with a strike rate of 32.7. In T20Is, Cummins has an average of 23.57 wickets in 57 matches with a strike rate of 19.0.
In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Cummins is the second highest wicket-taker in the series with 22 wickets to his name. His record lags behind India’s pace leader Jasprit Bumrah. The standby Indian skipper boasts of a whopping 31 wickets in five Tests at an average of 12.65.
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