Pat Cummins Enters 500 International Wickets Club, Becomes 7th Australian To Script Record-Breaking Feat | cricket news

Australia captain Pat Cummins entered the 500 worldwide wickets membership after one other efficient show with the ball within the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy towards India. The Sydney Cricket Ground bowed to Cummins after the Australian skipper took the highlight together with his faultless captaincy and beautiful bowling show. While up towards a struggling Indian batting unit, Cummins stored the strain on the highest order however discovered his reward within the tail finish. Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah had been his two victims within the first innings as he returned with figures of two/37 in his 15.2 over spell.

With one other medical efficiency, Cummins entered the 500 worldwide wickets membership, changing into the seventh Australian to realize the feat.

In 214 matches, Cummins has 500 wickets to his title at a mean of 24.45 and an financial system of three.76. Among all of the Australians, the 31-year-old’s common is just bettered by legendary Glenn McGrath, who averaged 21.75 for his 948 scalps in 375 appearances.

Cummins joins the elite listing of Australians who took 500 worldwide wickets of their profession, that includes Shane Warner (999), McGrath (948), Brett Lee (718), Mitchell Starc (699), Mitchell Johnson (590) and Nathan Lyon (569 ).

In the longest format of cricket, Cummins has made 66 appearances and scythed 289 wickets, averaging 22.54 whereas hanging at 46.4. In ODIs, Cummins has featured for Australia 90 occasions and boasts 143 scalps with a mean of 28.78 whereas hanging at 32.7. In T20Is, Cummins has 66 wickets in 57 matches at a mean of 23.57 with a strike charge of 19.0.

In the continuing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Cummins is the second-highest wicket-taker within the sequence, with 22 wickets to his title. His tally is just behind India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. The stand-in Indian skipper boasts a whopping 31 wickets in 5 Tests at a mean of 12.65.

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