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Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappell lavished praise on skipper Pat Cummins for his magnificent performance in the two Tests against Pakistan. Chappell opined that he was on the same page as that of great Dennis Lillee for the kind of impact he made.
Skipper Pat Cummins was one of the main reasons behind Australia winning the series against Pakistan. The fast bowler displayed a sensational performance with the ball in the two innings at the MCG and sealed the game for his team.
When things weren’t going in Australia’s favor, Pat Cummins stepped up big time and changed the composition of the game. The fast bowler picked fifers in both innings in the MCG test and guided his team to the 79-run victory along with a series win.
Ian Chappell praised the way Pat Cummins ‘cleverly dissected the Pakistan batting line-up’. He cited how the Australian skipper possesses a similar mentality as that of Dennis Lillee and wants to get better. Writing his column for ESPNCricinfo, he explained:
“As Australia captain Pat Cummins cleverly dissected the Pakistan batting line-up to bring his team a tough victory in the second Test, I thought: what does it take to amass Test victims – lots of them? I like Cummins to the great former Australia fast bowler Dennis Lillee in both inspirational qualities and heart size.
“Lillee wanted to get batters out, to have their number. He says, ‘Fast bowling is a mental job as well as a physical one’. At the top of his mark, Lillee envisioned the ball flying through to keeper Rod Marsh, who’d take the delivery at head height standing back. That’s what Lillee means when he talks about the mental side of fast bowling.”
The spectacular delivery that Pat Cummins produced to bowl Pakistan’s Babar Azam – Ian Chappell
One of the highlights of Pat Cummins’ spell in both innings was the delivery he got out Babar Azam within the second essay. The batter looked in great touch and was looking set for a big knock.
But Pat Cummins produced a peach of a delivery to send the batter packing. He bowled a superb ball that nipped in sharply and went in the gap between bat and pad to clean up the batter.
Ian Chappell was in awe of that delivery and said that the ball of dismissing Babar Azam reminded him of Lillee’s greatness. Further lavishing praise on Pat Cummins, he said:
“The spectacular delivery that Cummins produced to bowl Pakistan’s Babar Azam – dismissing the opposition’s best batter once again – reminded me of Lillee’s greatness. Like Lillee, Cummins wanted Babar out. It’s also when you need every bit of the mental fortitude that Lillee speaks about and Cummins exudes.
“Wickets are important. Just ask Cummins. One of Lillee’s great traits was that a batter had to overcome his enormous skill first, which was no easy feat. However, if he achieved that difficult task, he still had to outlast his iron will, which took a monumental effort.”
Pat Cummins will next be seen in action when Australia take on Pakistan in the third Test from 3rd January in Sydney.
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