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'That's The Art Of Captaincy..' - Australian Head Coach Applauds Pat Cummins

image-lqs2z9pgCummins bagged a 10-wicket haul in MCG Test (AP Photo)

Australia’s head coach, Andrew McDonald heaped praise on Pat Cummins amidst a superlative year for the Australia Cricket Team. Donald has lauded the Australian skipper’s leadership skills and feels that the latter is only going to grow further as a captain. 

 "I think anytime you start your captaincy regime, you're never going to be at your best. You are going to learn and grow across the journey. But in terms of as a player, I think he's probably held where he’s been at for two-three years. His body’s been sound. But as a leader, he has definitely grown and I think you will see him grow again," McDonald said while talking about the World Cup and WTC-winning captain.

Cummins has enjoyed a more than successful year as a captain of the Australia team. He led Australia to the final of the World Test Championship and won the WTC final after beating India in the summit clash. Under his leadership, Australia also retained the Ashes and then won the 50-over 2023 World Cup.

Australia are currently playing a Test series against Pakistan at home and have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead. In the second Test match, Cummins came up with a game-changing spell in both the innings. He finished with 10 wickets in the match, helping the team win the match by 79 runs. 

McDonald also shed light on Cummins' ability to listen to all the suggestions coming his way while taking important decisions. He lauded the Australian fast bowler for making the right decisions over the last 12 months. 

"I think tactically, a lot of captains are maligned in hindsight, whether it’s right or wrong, what they’ve done. But I think that the most important thing is the planning and discussions you have leading into the decision making and he is really open with that. I think that’s the art of captaincy, to be consistent and connected with your playing group and your staff and have the ability to make the good decisions at the right time. And at the moment, the last 12 months, you’d say he’s put a lot of the right levers," the Aussie head coach further added.

The third and final Test between Australia and Pakistan is scheduled to be played from 3rd to 7th January 2024.