Pat Cummins

Patrick James Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian men's cricket team in all three formats, captaining the team in both Test and One Day International cricket. A right-armed pace bowler, he also captains the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. Making his international debut in limited-overs cricket in 2011, Cummins came to prominence following his Test debut that same year against South Africa. There, he became the youngest Australian test cricketer since 1953 and took six wickets during the second innings of his debut test match. His struggles with injuries then forced him out of all international cricket until 2015, where he was a member of the tournament-winning Australian Cricket World Cup squad. Only returning to Test cricket in 2017 against India, he became known as one of the greatest fast bowlers in the world. In 2019, he achieved 914 points in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings, joint-highest for any Australian an fifth-highest for any bowler. He was also awarded with the Allan Border Medal in the same year. In 2023, he was awarded with the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. Cummins was named the Australian cricket captain in November 2021, and is also regarded as one of the best bowler captains in history. He captained Australia to win the 2021–2023 World Test Championship and the 2023 Cricket World Cup and took Australia to the 2023–25 ICC World Test Championship final.