In a thrilling encounter played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets. The home crowd looked very happy after this victory of Hyderabad. Meanwhile, former Australian cricketer and SRH coach Tom Moody has praised Cummins’ captaincy.
Let us tell you that Cummins, known for his bowling ability in Test and ODI cricket, has impressed everyone with his captaincy in the IPL 2024 match. As captain, he has taken some decisions this season which everyone is praising. Meanwhile, head coach Moody has also drawn similarities between Cummins’ captaincy approach and the captaincy approach of the great MS Dhoni.
SRH head coach Tom Moody praised Pat Cummins’ captaincy.
“One thing I like about Cummins is that he is a bit like MS Dhoni,” Tom Moody was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. He’s willing to make a decision that most people don’t think about but that makes you feel like ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’
The most special thing in today’s match was that while bowling, Cummins got the first over bowled by Abhishek Sharma instead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Moody appreciated this new thinking of Cummins. The head coach also admitted that Cummins tries to take some different decision all the time, due to which the team gets good results on some occasions.
He said, “Like Abhishek Sharma. It was quite a strange decision when you look at the other options they could have gone with. You definitely have the best new ball bowler in IPL history in Bhuvneshwar Kumar. You have an off-spinner against a left-handed batsman. You think Markram or another bowler could have bowled that over, but he was committed to it and seemed to have convinced himself that it was the right decision.”