Former Australian batter Ian Chappell lauded skipper Pat Cummins for his captaincy, stating that the Aussie pacers’ bowling, leadership, and fearlessness while addressing off-the-field issues make him the right choice for captaincy. Chappell believes that any cricketer not inspired by Cummins ‘is in the wrong game.’
Pat Cummins is currently experiencing a remarkable tenure as Australia’s captain. After being appointed as ODI skipper following Aaron Finch’s retirement and serving as Test captain, Cummins has led Australia to the ICC World Test Championship title, retained the Ashes urn against England, and secured a record-extending sixth ICC Cricket World Cup title in a matter of months. In this brilliant run as captain, Cummins has made plenty of praiseworthy contributions as a fast bowler and a batter in clutch situations.
“Australia won an impressive sixth World Cup thanks to dynamic fielding, batting and bowling heroics, and enormous self-belief. However, Ian Chappell emphasizes that the captaincy of Pat Cummins should not be overlooked when evaluating Australia’s remarkable achievement,” wrote Ian.
Chappell expressed that Cummins was always going to be a good captain, being the most inspirational player in the Australian team and blessed with ‘cricketing common sense.’
“Cummins was always going to be a good captain. Overlooking, for a moment, the difficulties of being a fast-bowling skipper, he was easily the most inspirational player in the Australian team and one blessed with cricketing common sense,” he added.
“Any cricketer who is not inspired by Cummins is in the wrong game,” continued Ian.
Ian highlighted Cummins as an outstanding fast bowler with a knack for taking wickets in crucial situations and regularly troubling the best batters of the opposition.
“These qualities make him amply qualified to be an inspiring captain. The rest is a matter of him leading the Australian side and seeing what he can make of the job. The only way to improve as a captain is to do the job, make the odd miscalculation, and quickly learn from any setbacks,” added Ian.