Pat Cummins is the highest wicket-taker from either side in the India-Australia Test series thus far, with 15 wickets to his credit. Apart from his wickets, the lanky pacer has kept the Indian batsmen under constant pressure with his nagging line and lengths.
During a discussion on the Sony Sports network, Mohammad Kaif and Ajay Jadeja shared their views about the impact Pat Cummins has had on the series.
Kaif pointed out that the battle between Pat Cummins and the Indian batsmen has been the defining contest of the series. He observed that the New South Welshman has caused difficulties for Cheteshwar Pujara, in particular, who was India’s batting mainstay in their series win in Australia last time.
Mohammad Kaif highlighted that Pat Cummins can trouble even well-set batsmen with the probing line and lengths he bowls, adding that the Indian batsmen need to be wary of him on the final day of the Sydney Test.
“Pat Cummins is a versatile bowler” - Ajay Jadeja
Ajay Jadeja replied in the affirmative when asked if Pat Cummins is looking like the outright leader of the Australian bowling attack. He said that the right-arm pacer has shown the ability to make an impact at any stage of the innings, saying in this regard:
While stating that Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc have specific roles in the Australian bowling attack, Jadeja pointed out that Pat Cummins brings multiple skills to the table.
He observed that barring Rohit Sharma getting out with a short-pitched ball on the fourth day of the Sydney Test, almost all of his wickets in the series have been with deliveries in the corridor of uncertainty on or just outside the off-stump.
Pat Cummins has certainly posed to be the biggest threat for the Indian batsmen in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy thus far.
Cummins has not only emerged as a strike force for the hosts, but he has also applied a stranglehold on the Indian batsmen, as they have not been able to score enough runs off his bowling.
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