Matthew Hayden has great words of Praise for Australian Pat Cummins pattern ahead of their big series against India. Cummin has been a successful captain for Australia victorious the WTC and the ODI World Cup in 2023.
He defeated India on both occasions. and once again They will face India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at home. Australia have Unfinished business against India at home as They have not won a series of tests at home In more than 10 years.
The Men in Blue have won the last two Test series. juice against Australia in Australia in 2019-20 and 2020-21. Meanwhile, Hayden has praised Pat Cummins captaincy of Australia greeting He as one of the Greats of the game.
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Pat Cummins has a special leadership style and ability: Matthew Hayden
“He’s a great player,” Hayden said of Cummins, who won the World Cup and World Test Championship (WTC) as captain. “He has a very special leadership style and ability. He’s very different from the old type of captains in the Australian team who had a more carrot-and-stick approach,” Hayden said of Cummins.
Hayden also said that as captain Cummins focuses on bringing out the best in people and also He focuses a lot on preparation.
“He’s working with a model that emphasizes the preparation of particular individuals, something I think our game struggles with, being a team sport. Ultimately, [it’s] “It’s a way of bringing out the best in an individual. It’s a slightly off-kilter approach. I’ve followed this team very closely over the last two years and they’re an extremely close-knit team. Pat is a great leader and will go down in history as one of our greats,” Hayden said as he almost reiterated his point.
After playing against India, he will lead Australia in the ICC Champions Cup Trophy followed by the Ashes against England. This it’s a period where Your skills as a captain will be put to the test and If you pass this test, you will. even more certifying his legacy as one of Australia’s greatest captains.
Cummins as captain Lost to India in ICC T20 World Cup 2024, withdraw from the tournament. He sounded a little too confident when he He was asked about the four best teams in the tournament. “Definitely Australia,” he said in his response.
The last time Australia won a Test series was against New Zealand by 2-0. back in March of this year. They are returning to play Test cricket after a break of almost six months and face a tough team like India. The Men in Blue have won the last two Test series in Australia and He also won The Test series was played on Australia’s 2023-24 tour of India under the captaincy of Pat Cummins.
Pat Cummins is currently on an 8 week break
Australia is known for its resilience. and Cummins has so far kept his word when it comes to his team. He should be ready as captain for the upcoming Test series against India. at the moment on an eight-week break before returning for the Test series against India.
“Everyone who comes back after a break is a bit fresher, you never regret it. “I’ve basically been playing non-stop since the World Test Championship final, almost 18 months ago. This gives me a good seven or eight weeks off to let the body recover, and then you start preparing again for the summer.”
“That means you can hopefully bowl for a bit longer, keeping up the pace is a bit easier and it makes you less susceptible to injury,” Cummins told Fox Sports..
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