Current Best World XI across all three formats
Four Indians feature in the list.
9. Pat Cummins
Next on the list is Australian pace spearhead Pat Cummins. The right-arm fast bowler can set the speed gun on fire, and his ability to swing the ball both ways makes him an even greater asset. Delivering vicious bouncers and nailing toe-crushing yorkers is also not beyond Cummins’ reach and many batters around the world are aware of the fact.
Control and aggression are terms associated with Cummins due to the pacer’s ability to read the situation. The speedster uses bounce precisely in Australia while he exploits swing in England conditions. He’s also very well able to generate the reverse swing in sub-continent tracks. Owing to his prowess, Cummins is the top-ranked Test bowler for the last two years.
His performance in white-ball cricket hasn’t been ordinary either. After all, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders spent INR 15.5 crore on Cummins for some reason. Notably, bowling is not the only department where the 28-year-old can contribute. On many occasions, Cummins has rescued the Aussies by playing big hits lower down the order.
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