"Have not captained Australia in T20s, its a bit faster": SRH skipper Cummins ahead of MI clash
Mar 27, 2024
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 27 : Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Pat Cummins opened up on leading a team in T20 cricket, something he has not done for Australia in international cricket despite an impressive resume as a leader.
SRH and MI will be taking on each other in their IPL 2024 clash in Hyderabad. Both teams started off with narrow losses of four runs and six runs to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Gujarat Titans (GT), respectively, in their campaign openers.
Speaking ahead of the match to the media, Cummins said, "I have not captained Australia in T20s and it is a bit faster. The IPL is a bit different as well, as it is more high-scoring when compared to different competitions in the world but it has been fantastic, especially with the bowling line-up. It was not too different from leading Australia."
Talking about the previous game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), where SRH fell just four runs short of the 209-run target despite a masterclass from Heinrich Klaasen (63 in 29 balls, with eight sixes), Cummins said that there were a lot of positives, with the team showing aggression and taking on some of KKR's bowlers head on, most notably Mitchell Starc, who played his first IPL matches in years and has a hefty price tag of Rs 24.75 crores.
"I think you look at the whole game and there are a lot of positives from the last match and it was a close one. I think we were aggressive and took on their bowlers with match-ups but fell short in a couple of areas. T20 will have games like that but we are really proud of ourselves because we nearly got over the line," said the skipper.
