Australia captain Pat Cummins will be concluding 2023 with a happy note
as this has been a remarkable year for him. The brilliant player achieved the
three most coveted accolades that a cricketer can only dream of throughout
their entire career – all in the year 2023.
He steered his country to its first-ever World Test Championship victory,
successfully defended the Ashes in England, and reached the pinnacle of glory
by winning the World Cup, capping off a truly sensational year for himself and
his team.
In an interview with an Australian newspaper, The Age, Cummins was asked
which moment in the final game of the prestigious tournament he will remember
the most.
“On your deathbed, in 70 years’ time, what is the moment you will think
of from that final?” asked the reporter.
To which the 30-year-old pacer replied that Kohli’s dismissal was a
crucial moment of the game. Cummins also revealed that after the wicket the
whole stadium went silent and he would savour that moment for a long time.
“I think the Virat Kohli wicket I was obviously very pumped. And then, we’re
in the huddle after that wicket, and Steve Smith says, ‘Boys, listen to the
crowd for a second’. And we just took a moment of pause, and it was as quiet as
a library; 100,000 Indians there, and it was so quiet. I’ll savour that moment
for a long time,” commented Cummins.
In the 28.3 overs of the first innings, Cummins delivered a short-length
ball. Kohli tried to defend but the ball took an inside edge and fell on the
stumps. The former India skipper played a 54-run knock from 63 balls in the
final game.
Recapping the match, India struggled on a tough batting surface after
Australia elected to field first, with fifties coming from KL Rahul (66) and
Virat Kohli (54). India was bundled out for 240 in their 50 overs. In the chase
of 241, Travis Head (137) and Marnus Labuschagne (58*) guided Australia to
their sixth WC title at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
NE Watch Desk/ ANI Inputs
