DTVHINDISteve Smith is ready to open for Australia in the Test, perhaps captain Pat Cummins is not happy..!
David Warner was debuting for Australia since his Test debut. Steve Smith is now all set to take his place. Steve Smith Pat Cummins (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Steve Smith and Pat Cummins: The Australian team has been seen hoisting its flag on the cricket stage last season. Under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, the team is now ready for the West Indies Challenge. The first match of the two-match Test series between the two teams will be played from January 17. In this Test series, Steve Smith will be seen opening for the first time in Test cricket. After the retirement of David Warner, there was a lot of discussion about who will replace him, the management has shown confidence in Steve Smith. Pat Cummins has given a big statement regarding the new role of Steve Smith before the Test series against West Indies. Pat Cummins said this about Steve Smith David Warner was debuting for Australia since his Test debut. Steve Smith is now all set to take his place. Pat Cummins, speaking to The Guardian before the Test series against West Indies, said, ‘This is a new challenge for him, which I don’t think you can underestimate. I have never seen him as happy and energetic as I have seen him in the nets in recent times. ‘Watching someone who has achieved everything in sports get really excited about a new challenge, you can see that his mind is already spinning about how he can do things in slightly different ways. Will work from… It’s like being active again. Also read- Turmoil in Pakistan cricket, Haris Rauf may announce retirement soon! Pat Cummins further said, ‘Our intention is not to give just a few Test matches. We want this change to be permanent. We don’t want to give a chance to this Steve Smith but want to give a chance to Cameron Green and others. Australia cricket team recently won the test series against Pakistan 3-0. Australia would like to maintain the same confidence against West Indies.
“After Don Bradman, Pat Cummins will be Australia’s greatest cricketer” – Michael Vaughan’s big prediction
Michael Vaughan & Pat Cummins (Photo Source: Getty Images) The year 2023 was a great year for Pat Cummins. Under the captaincy of Cummins, Australia won the ICC World Test Championship and ODI World Cup titles last year. After this, Australia was also successful in retaining the Ashes series. There itself Star fast bowler Cummins has also started 2024 in a great style. Cummins took a brilliant five-wicket haul against Pakistan in his first match of the year. He seems to be in great form in the ongoing series against Pakistan, so far he has taken five wicket hauls three times in a row in this series and after which former cricketer Michael Vaughan praised him and said that after the 30-year-old Sir Don Bradman, Can become the greatest Australian cricketer. Michael Vaughan said a big thing about Pat Cummins Michael Vaughan was quoted by Fox Cricket as saying, ‘I have seen a bit of DK Lillee (Dennis Lillee), but I think it will be Pat Cummins. I don’t think he’ll ever surpass Sir Don, but I think Pat Cummins is going to be Australia’s greatest cricketer since Sir Don. I honestly think he’s that good. His bowling. His captaincy. Their numbers. He has five-seven years left to play.” He continued by saying, ‘I really think he is so good that in a few years we will be talking about him being right behind Sir Don Bradman as the greatest Australian cricketer.’ Australia, under the leadership of Cummins, are leading 2-0 in the three-match series and will be eyeing to complete the white-wash by winning the third Test as well. Due to bad light and rain, only 46 overs were played on the second day, with the hosts still trailing by 197 runs. Aamer Jamal was once again the star with the ball for the Shan Masood-led team, while Agha Salman took the second wicket. Also read: Jasprit Bumrah proved SKY’s comment to be true
AUS vs PAK: Pat Cummins won a brilliant battle not only inside the field but also outside.
Mohammad Hafeez said that due to poor umpiring and DRS, Pakistan could not win this match. Pat Cummins (Photo Source: Twitter) Australia team captain Pat Cummins has given a befitting reply to Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez. Let us tell you, after losing the second Test match, Mohammad Hafeez had said that his team is a better team than Australia even though they had to face defeat in Melbourne. In the press conference after the second Test match, Mohammad Hafeez had said that Pakistan has performed well in the Test away from home and Australia has won this match very close. He also said that due to poor umpiring and DRS, Pakistan could not win this match. According to Fox Cricket, Australia team captain Pat Cummins said, ‘They played well. It was better that we won this match. It doesn’t matter, right? In the end it is important for the team to win. I seemed to be in my element: Pat Cummins Pat Cummins further said, ‘Personally I think I am very happy for some reasons. One of the main reasons is that I was bowling very well and I felt that I was in very good form. I was also happy with my pace. I also bowled some bouncers against Pakistan. I was very happy with my bowling and this year has been very good for us as a team across all formats. We have had a lot of success and have also won the series at home. Seeing all this I feel very happy. Let us tell you, Australia had defeated Pakistan by 360 runs in the first Test match while the hosts won the second match by 79 runs. Now the last test match between the two teams is starting from January 3. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL
