Australian captain Pat Cummins has created a new history during the first Test match against the West Indies. Cummins has now become the Australian captain with the most wickets in Test cricket, breaking a 63-year-old record.
Sports News: Australian cricket team captain Pat Cummins achieved a historic feat in the first Test match against the West Indies played in Barbados. Cummins has broken the 63-year-old record of Australia's great former captain Richie Benaud. He has now become the Australian player with the most wickets as captain in Test cricket.
In fact, Pat Cummins achieved this feat by taking the crucial wicket of West Indies batsman Roston Chase on the second day of the match. With this wicket, Cummins completed 139 wickets as captain in Test cricket, while Richie Benaud had taken 138 wickets during his captaincy.
Marvel in Bowling Along with Captaincy
This achievement of Pat Cummins is also considered special because he has maintained consistency in his bowling despite shouldering the responsibility of captaincy. The performance of many bowlers declines after taking on captaincy, but Cummins broke this myth. Cummins is now at the top of the list of those with the most wickets for Australia while captaining –
- Pat Cummins: 139 wickets
- Richie Benaud: 138 wickets
- Bob Simpson: 41 wickets
- Ian Johnson: 39 wickets
- Monty Noble: 31 wickets
If we talk about world Test cricket, Cummins has now reached the second position in this case, behind Pakistan's legendary captain Imran Khan. Imran Khan had taken 187 Test wickets during his captaincy. Looking at the current form, it can be said that Cummins can also challenge Imran's record in the coming time.
Cummins' Golden Captaincy Journey
Pat Cummins has taken Australian cricket to new heights in the last few years. Under his captaincy, Australia won the ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship in 2023. In addition, retaining the Ashes and winning the home Border-Gavaskar Trophy are also included in his account. The Australian team's confidence has increased under Cummins' leadership. His aggressive bowling and calm leadership skills have strengthened the team. This is the reason why he is considered among the most successful captains of the current era.
Talking about the Barbados Test, the match is at a very exciting stage. Australia's first innings was bundled out for 180 runs, in response to which the West Indies scored 190 runs and took a lead of 10 runs. However, in the second innings, Australia has scored 92 runs after losing 4 wickets and now has a lead of 82 runs.
