“Best Group Of Fans”: Ricky Ponting Floored By Barmy Army’s Gesture For Pat Cummins’ Ailing Mom

Batting nice Ricky Ponting says the cricket neighborhood has confirmed its empathetic nature with its response to the sickness of Pat Cummins’ mom and highlighted the “awesome” gesture by the Barmy Army, the well-known supporter group of Australia’s arch-rivals England. Australian captain Cummins flew again residence from India after the conclusion of the second Test in Delhi to be by the aspect of his ailing mom, Maria, who’s in palliative care. He missed the third Test in Indore, and his participation within the fourth Test in Ahmedabad stays unsure.

“I have actually spoken to Pat a couple of times,” Ponting mentioned within the newest episode of The ICC Review.

“When I first heard that he was making the trip home between Test matches, I had a pretty good understanding of what that was – his mum hasn’t been well for a few years now, so I thought that might have been the reason. I reached out to him there and then.

“I believe we have seen as properly simply how small and the way tight the cricket world will be. I’m positive that he would’ve acquired plenty of well-wishes from all components of the world, the cricket-loving fraternity, that will’ve despatched some messages of help to him and the remainder of his household in clearly what’s a extremely troublesome time for them.” The Barmy Army’s tribute was among the wishes that came Cummins’ way. During England’s Test against New Zealand in Wellington, the group shared a video of their trumpet player playing ‘Maria’ from West Side Story as a tribute to Cummins’ mother.

“I imply, that is unbelievable,” Ponting said, when asked if he’d seen the video.

“And that is the precise level that I used to be making about how small the cricket fraternity is and the way tight and the way shut it’s.

“I’ve said this for forever, I was lucky to play a lot of Ashes cricket and lucky to witness a lot of really good, lighthearted banter from the Barmy Army. I think they are the best group of sporting fans that I’ve ever seen.

“They travelled the world supporting their staff and are up and about from the primary ball of the Test match to the tip, whether or not their staff’s going properly or not.

“So that was a fantastic gesture from everyone concerned and involved with the Barmy Army. It was awesome.” Ponting additionally careworn on privateness for the Cummins household on this hour of disaster.

“I don’t need to say anything to public, but just to let him know everyone’s thinking of him and his family and, hopefully, everyone respects that and gives them the time and the privacy that they need.

“I assume from the cricket lovers’ standpoint as properly, everybody simply needs to see Pat again on the market enjoying once more.”

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