Pat Cummins of Australia walks from the field at the end of India’s second innings during day three of the Men’s Test Match series. File
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Satisfaction over a job well done was evident when Pat Cummins spoke to the media at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday (December 5, 2024). After securing a 10-wicket triumph against India in the second Test, the Australian captain said: “It is great to level the series. I think this week we are back to our best.”

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About his five-for in the Indian second innings, the speedster said: “I was pretty pumped up. It probably felt like some big wickets in the context of the match. I was pretty excited, more so than normal.” Cummins was equally quick to praise his pace-mates: “It was a herculean effort from (Mitchell) Starc and Scotty (Boland) on the first day. It was hot, close to 40 degrees, it was a huge effort from these guys.”

Just like his rival counterpart Rohit Sharma, Cummins too played down the incident involving Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj: “It is heated, it is a big series, it has been packed with crowds on all days and so there is a lot riding on it. I think the umpire stepped in pretty quickly and that was the end of it.”

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Effusive over Head, Cummins quipped: “Every time he walks out, the game is kind of in the balance and within the space of a session or so, he really took the game out of their hands. He is super impressive.”

The Australian captain also lauded his Sunrisers Hyderabad team-mate, Nitish Kumar, “He is a really good player, adapts well. He has some pretty awesome ramp shots and pulls and drives. He is a 360-degree player and he had another pretty good game.”