Pat Cummins

Capable of generating searing pace and handy with the bat lower in the order, Cummins is the typical modern allrounder

The Cricketer | 03/05/2019 at 12:07

Born: May 8, 1993

Role: Right-hand bat, right-arm fast

Once the highest paid university student in Australia after becoming the youngest man to ever earn an Australian central contract in 2011, Pat Cummins fought back from potentially career-ending injuries to for a time establish himself as the No.1 ranked Test bowler in the world.

A Test debut in November 2011 saw 18-year-old Cummins take the wickets of Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers on his way to 6-79.

This display sent shockwaves around world cricket, with Cummins being touted as a future leader of Australia’s pace attack.

Then, not long after signing his central contract, injury struck with heel, foot, side, back and rib injuries ensuring the Sydney native did not make a Test appearance for six years.

When he did return for the 2017 tour of India, Cummins took eight wickets in his two Tests in unfamiliar conditions and has not looked back since.

Forty-five wickets at an average of 23.08 in nine consecutive Tests against England and South Africa between 2017 and 2018 signalled that Cummins was finally back and for good this time.

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