India may have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but there was one big positive as far as the Australian team was concerned – Pat Cummins’ bowling right through the four-match Test series.
The 27-year-old was the highest wicket-taker in the series and built pressure on the Indians each time he was brought into the attack by Australian captain Tim Paine.
Cummins stats in 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy
| Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 162.1 | 51 | 421 | 21 | 4/21 | 7/69 | 20.04 | 2.59 | 46.3 |
Cummins has been Australia’s premier pacer for a few years now and he lived up to his reputation with a remarkable performance against India, even though his team went down 1-2 in the series.
The right-arm quick played a key role in Australia’s massive win in the first Test and followed that up with consistent performances in the remaining matches. He couldn’t get a five-for in the series but picked three four-wicket hauls.
Watch every wicket picked by Pat Cummins in the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy here:
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