Pat Cummins: Australia's Test Captain — WTC 2023, ODI WC 2023, First Captain to Win Both in Same Year
Patrick James Cummins is an Australian cricketer born on 8 May 1993 in Westmead, New South Wales. He is a right-arm fast bowler and Australia's Test captain since November 2021. He is regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in the world and has taken 250+ Test wickets. He captained Australia to win the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final in June 2023 (beat India by 209 runs at The Oval, London) and the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 Final in November 2023 (beat India by 6 wickets at Ahmedabad). He became the first captain in history to win both the WTC title and ODI World Cup in the same calendar year. He was named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in 2022 and ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2023.
Patrick James Cummins was born on 8 May 1993 in Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. He made his Test debut against South Africa in Johannesburg in November 2011 at the age of 18 — becoming Australia's youngest Test debutant in 45 years at the time. He was appointed Australia's Test captain in November 2021 following the resignation of Tim Paine. He is a right-arm fast bowler who consistently bowls at over 145 km/h and is regarded as the best fast bowler in the world in the early 2020s.
The 2023 WTC and ODI WC Double
Pat Cummins led Australia to the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final in June 2023, where Australia beat India by 209 runs at The Oval, London. He then captained Australia to the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 Final in November 2023 in Ahmedabad — where Travis Head scored 137 from 120 balls and Australia beat India by 6 wickets in front of a home Indian crowd. Cummins became the first captain in history to win both the ICC WTC title and the ICC ODI World Cup in the same calendar year. He was named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in 2022 and ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2023.
Frequently asked questions
What makes Pat Cummins's 2023 achievement unique in cricket history?
Pat Cummins became the first captain in history to win both the ICC World Test Championship and the ICC Men's ODI World Cup in the same calendar year (2023). Australia beat India by 209 runs at The Oval in the WTC Final in June 2023, and beat India by 6 wickets in Ahmedabad in the ODI WC Final in November 2023 — Travis Head scoring 137 from 120 balls. Cummins was named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in 2022 and ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2023.