Australia’s former Check skipper Tim Paine has praised Pat Cummins for his exemplary management and efficiency with the ball after their triumphant World Cup marketing campaign in India. Cummins led from the entrance and completed with spectacular figures of two/34 from his 10 overs, choosing up the essential wickets of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer to limit India to a modest 240. His daring choice to bowl first after profitable the toss was hailed by many. Australia then rode on Travis Head (137) and Marnus Labuschagne (58 not out)’s 192-run fourth-wicket stand to beat India by six wickets and raise the coveted trophy for a record-extending sixth time.
“After we received the toss I believe Pat Cummins shocked everybody a bit with the decision to bowl first,” Paine informed SEN Radio.
“They clearly had some terrific mail – and so they all have a number of IPL expertise and have been there – the mail on that floor is that the dew is available in and this can be very laborious to bowl within the second innings, and I believe we noticed that.
“The priority was, I believe, that being an Indian pitch and probably being a bit drier that it might spin and gradual proper up and it did not do this, if something it truly obtained barely higher,” he stated.
Paine stated Cummins didn’t put a foot incorrect within the large finale on Sunday.
“I do not assume there was a factor final evening that Pat Cummins obtained incorrect. He was excellent and he deserves a number of credit score for that. Andrew McDonald and his teaching employees deserve a number of credit score for that,” he stated.
“Bowling first was the primary name. Then after we have been bowling, you could possibly see the homework that went into it. The fields we had early to Rohit Sharma, that deep level, slip and Glenn Maxwell at like a fly slip,” the previous wicket-keeper batter stated.
“Then to vary that round as quickly as they noticed the wicket was a bit slower and the ball obtained older to Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, at instances we went with 4 guys on the off facet and no cowl. I have not seen that in one-day cricket.” Paine stated Cummins had one in all his “nice sport” as skipper within the title conflict.
“When the Indian batsmen have been attempting to consolidate, Pat learn that fantastically and introduced Travis Head on and Mitch Marsh on to financial institution some overs after they weren’t actually seeking to take us on.
“I assumed Pat Cummins had one of many nice video games because the captain after which when he bowled, that is pretty much as good as I’ve seen him for some time. When he went full pace, he was hitting the wicket laborious and I assumed he set the tone.
“His captaincy sensible, his bowling was excellent and we have been sensible within the discipline as properly,” he added.
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