Australian skipper Pat Cummins celebrates 31st birthday with father

Pat Cummins (Pic: X/@SunRisers)

Australia and Sunrisers Hyderabad team captain Pat Cummins celebrated his 31st birthday with his father on Wednesday. The veteran has led Australia to the ODI World Cup and World Test Championship last year. Additionally, he also won the "ICC Player of the Year" award.

The official X (formerly Twitter) handle of SRH posted a picture of Cummins, with his face smeared with birthday cake, celebrating his birthday with his father Peter.

"Wholesomeness levels @patcummins30's dad joins in on the birthday fun," tweeted SRH.

Debuting for Australia in 2011, Pat Cummins has featured in 62 test matches in which he has taken 269 wickets at an average of 22.53. His best bowling figure in the format is six wickets for 23 runs. In test cricket, Cummins is the tent highest wicket-taker for Australia. He has 12 five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls to his name.

Pat Cummins is also handy with the bat. In 89 test innings, he has scored 1,295 runs at an average of 17.03. He also has three half-centuries with a highest score of unbeaten 64 runs.

The numbers do not really do justice to Cummins' immense ability to soak pressure and hold an end steady with his bat.

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Cummins has represented Australia in 88 One-Day International matches in which he bagged 141 wickets at an average of 28.66. His best bowling figures are five wickets for 70 runs. He has 6 four-wicket and 1 five-wicket haul to his name. He is the 13th-highest wicket-taker in ODIs for Aussies. He has also scored 492 runs at an average of 13.66, with the best score being 37.

In 52 T20Is, Cummins has taken 57 wickets at an average of 24.77, with the best figures of 3/15. He is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the format for Australia. He has also scored 144 runs in 24 innings at an average of 11.07, with 28 as his best score.

He has been a part of Australia during the 2015 and 2023 World Cup squads. The ODI World Cup 2023 was a memorable win for Australia as they defeated unstoppable India, having won all 10 matches of the tournament, The final match in which the Aussies came victorious was played in Ahmedabad.

The 31-year-old has also secured the ICC World Test Championship mace for Australia, beating India in the final just last year. He was also the part of ICC T20 World Cup winning side in 2021.

The year 2023 was incredible for Cummins. Though he started the year with a personal loss, the death of his mother, he retained the Ashes against England in UK. He was also the number one Test bowler. He was also brought by SRH in the IPL for Rs 20.50 crore, becoming the second-most expensive player in the league's history. Cummins concluded the year with a five-wicket haul against Pakistan in a Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and winning the 'ICC Cricketer of the Year' award.

Cummins-led SRH are currently in the fourth spot with six wins and five losses. He has taken 13 wickets at an average of 30.53, with the best bowling spell of 3/43. He has led SRH from the front this year, playing an aggressive brand of cricket. He has also made some decent contributions with the bat.

(With ANI Inputs)