Australia dominated Day 1 of fifth Test vs India at Sydney Cricket Ground.© AFP
Australia captain Pat Cummins entered the five hundred worldwide wickets membership after one other efficient show with the ball within the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to India. The Sydney Cricket Ground bowed to Cummins after the Australian skipper took the highlight together with his faultless captaincy and gorgeous bowling show. While up in opposition to a struggling Indian batting unit, Cummins stored the stress on the highest order however discovered his reward within the tail finish. Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah have been his two victims within the first innings as he returned with figures of two/37 in his 15.2 over spell.
With one other scientific efficiency, Cummins entered the five hundred worldwide wickets membership, changing into the seventh Australian to attain the feat.
In 214 matches, Cummins has 500 wickets to his title at a mean of 24.45 and an economic system of three.76. Among all of the Australians, the 31-year-old’s common is just bettered by legendary Glenn McGrath, who averaged 21.75 for his 948 scalps in 375 appearances.
Cummins joins the elite record of Australians who took 500 worldwide wickets of their profession, that includes Shane Warner (999), McGrath (948), Brett Lee (718), Mitchell Starc (699), Mitchell Johnson (590) and Nathan Lyon (569).
In the longest format of cricket, Cummins has made 66 appearances and scythed 289 wickets, averaging 22.54 whereas putting at 46.4. In ODIs, Cummins has featured for Australia 90 instances and boasts 143 scalps with a mean of 28.78 whereas putting at 32.7. In T20Is, Cummins has 66 wickets in 57 matches at a mean of 23.57 with a strike price of 19.0.
In the continued Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Cummins is the second-highest wicket-taker within the sequence, with 22 wickets to his title. His tally is just behind India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. The stand-in Indian skipper boasts a whopping 31 wickets in 5 Tests at a mean of 12.65.
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