Pat Cummins 'Most Inspirational Player In Team': Australia Great Hails World Cup-Winning Skipper

Former Australian batter Ian Chappell lauded skipper Pat Cummins for his captaincy, saying that the Aussie pacers' bowling, leadership and fearlessness while talking about off-the-field issues make him the right choice for captaincy and any cricketer not inspired by him "is in the wrong game". Pat Cummins is indeed having a time of his life as Australia's captain. After being appointed as ODI skipper following Aaron Finch's retirement and serving as Test captain, Cummins has led Australia to the ICC World Test Championship title, retention of the Ashes urn against England and record-extending sixth ICC Cricket World Cup title in a matter of months.

In this brilliant run as a captain, there are hidden plenty of praiseworthy contributions as a fast bowler and a batter in clutch situations.

"Australia won an impressive sixth World Cup thanks to dynamic fielding, batting and bowling heroics, and enormous self-belief. However, the captaincy of Pat Cummins should not be overlooked when assessing Australia's excellent achievement," said Ian, writing for ESPNCricinfo.

Chappell said that Cummins was always going to be a good captain. Ian said that Cummins was the most inspirational player of the team and blessed with "cricketing common sense."

"Cummins was always going to be a good captain. Overlooking for a moment the difficulties of being a fast-bowling skipper, he was easily the most inspirational player in the Australian team, and one blessed with cricketing common sense," he added.

"Any cricketer who is not inspired by Cummins is in the wrong game," continued Ian.

Ian said that Cummins is an outstanding fast bowler who has an admired knack for taking wickets in crucial situations and regularly troubles the best batters of