Pat Cummins was purchased by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore. (AFP)
Something wonderful occurred within the public sale held for the following season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). All incomes data had been damaged on this public sale. Australia’s Mitchell Starc was purchased by two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore. Starc proved to be the most costly participant in IPL historical past. However, Australian captain Pat Cummins additionally received some huge cash in the identical public sale. Sunrisers Hyderabad purchased him for Rs 20.50 crore. Cummins is an excellent bowler in Tests and in addition performs nicely in ODIs, however his efficiency in T20 is nothing particular, then why did Sunrisers pay him a lot cash.
The query is that contemplating the T20 format of IPL, did Cummins deserve this a lot cash? Sunrisers fought fiercely for him. Mumbai Indians had been additionally after Cummins however Hyderabad received. Cummins is a giant title and below his captaincy, Australia has just lately received the ODI World Cup and ICC World Test Championship title.
How are the T20 statistics?
In Test, Cummins has 242 wickets in 56 matches, whereas in ODI he has 141 wickets in 88 matches. But this bowler has not been in a position to do something particular in T20. Cummins has performed a complete of fifty matches in T20 and has taken solely 55 wickets. His common right here is 24.54. These figures aren’t very passable in T20. Not a lot that he was given an quantity of greater than Rs 20 crores. Cummins’s IPL statistics are additionally not very spectacular. Cummins has performed 42 IPL matches and has been in a position to take solely 45 wickets. Here his common is worse. Cummins’ bowling common in IPL has been 30.16. Cummins has by no means performed constantly in IPL. There is just one season through which he performed 14 matches. He did this work in 2020. That means there’s nonetheless a query on their availability. Apart from this, Cummins has not performed any T20 International since November 2022.
This could possibly be the explanation
When franchises make such a giant bid on a participant, then it implies that they’ve ready towards him and know that this participant can fulfill no matter is missing within the workforce. If we take a look at Hyderabad workforce, they don’t have any world class bowler. A bowler who has a reputation. Cummins is counted among the many nice bowlers of present instances. There is little doubt about this. Having such a bowler within the workforce places stress on the opposition workforce. No one doubts Cummins’ potential and in such a state of affairs the franchise might need thought that he can do nicely. Apart from this, Cummins additionally supplies the choice of captaincy. Hyderabad lacks a frontrunner. Cummins is a world profitable captain. He is aware of take a workforce collectively and make it win. This could possibly be a giant purpose why Hyderabad went after him. His arrival may also profit the opposite bowlers and also will strengthen the bowling unit of your complete workforce.