Australia captain Pat Cummins entered the 500 international wickets club after another effective display with the ball in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. The Sydney Cricket Ground bowed to Cummins after the Australian skipper took the spotlight with his faultless captaincy and stunning bowling display. While up against a struggling Indian batting unit, Cummins kept the pressure on the top order but found his reward in the tail end. Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah were his two victims in the first innings as he returned with figures of 2/37 in his 15.2 over spell.

With another clinical performance, Cummins entered the 500 international wickets club, becoming the seventh Australian to achieve the feat.

In 214 matches, Cummins has 500 wickets to his name at an average of 24.45 and an economy of 3.76. Among all the Australians, the 31-year-old’s average is only bettered by legendary Glenn McGrath, who averaged 21.75 for his 948 scalps in 375 appearances.

Cummins joins the elite list of Australians who took 500 international wickets in their career, featuring 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 while striking at 46.4. In ODIs, Cummins has featured for Australia 90 times and boasts 143 scalps with an average of 28.78 while striking at 32.7. In T20Is, Cummins has 66 wickets in 57 matches at an average of 23.57 with a strike rate of 19.0.

In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Cummins is the second-highest wicket-taker in the series, with 22 wickets to his name. His tally is only behind India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. The stand-in Indian skipper boasts a whopping 31 wickets in five Tests at an average of 12.65.

During the test, all the cricketers were asked some funny and personal questions. A blue light on the buzzer would go up if the answer was correct. However, a wrong answer would see the a red light go up on the buzzer with the respective player getting a bit of an electric shock.

Among the many funny and personal questions asked from the players, one was related to adult videos.

“Have you ever watched porn through VR (Virtual Reality),” asked one of the hosts from Khawaja during the show.

“No” was the reply of Khawaja but he quickly got an electric shock, which as per the system was a lie. The overall scene leaves everyone present in the room in splits.

“Have you ever watched adult materials in VR googles and lied about it?” asked another host to Pat Cummins. To this, the pace-bowling all-rounder replied with a “yes”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJafmetJwyk

Another Australian star Glenn Maxwell, who was not present during the test, missed his side’s 2023 Cricket World Cup match against England after meeting a freak golf cart accident. As per reports, Maxwell slipped and fell off the back of the cart, suffering a head injury which saw him being dropped out of Australia’s playing XI vs England.

“Do you think that was a cover-up when Glenn Maxwell fell off a golf cart,” asked one of the hosts from Khawaja.

“No! Because I was there. I saw him fall off the cart,” said Khawaja but he got the shock as the red buzzer lit up.

Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh revealed that Maxwell went to Turkey to get a new set of teeth.