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Australia’s World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins clinched the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2023. For Cummins, 2023 was absolutely nothing except a fairy tale story, a year that saw him raise the ICC World Test Championship prize, maintain the Ashes, and a record-extending 6th World Cup title.
The Australian skipper conquered hard competitors from his colleague Travis Head, ODI cricketer of the year Virat Kohli and India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Cummins completed the year with 422 runs and 59 wickets in 24 matches.
The Cummin-led Australian group didn’t have a dream start to 2023 as they wound up losing the Border Gavaskar Trophy. They began to turn things around after their WTC success over India and then effectively protected the Ashes series in England.
He led Australia’s speed attack versus England in the very first Test and offered a convenient contribution of 38 go to lower the hosts’ result in simply 10 runs. (Australia’s Usman Khawaja Beat R Ashwin To Become ICC’s Test Cricketer Of The Year)
In the 2nd innings, he declared a four-wicket haul to make sure Australia needed less than 300 go to clinch triumph. When Australia discovered themselves at 192/6, Cummins played a worthy knock to direct his group to an exceptional success.
Cummins signed off 2023 with his 2nd 10-wicket haul in Test cricket. His efforts with the ball assisted Australia win the Test series versus Pakistan. (WATCH: Virat Kohli Fan Touches Rohit Sharma’s Feet During India vs England 1st Test)
The 30-year-old stood out with his captaincy abilities in the last of the ODI World Cup. After winning the toss, he put India to bat and presented part-time spinner Glenn Maxwell to eliminate Rohit Sharma who was on a devastating course.
Cummins profited from the chance and got rid of Shreyas Iyer to put Australia in firm control and limit India to a rating of 240. In reply, Travis Head’s 137 assisted Australia to yet another World Cup accomplishment.