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SRH Captain Pat Cummins Draws Comparisons to MS Dhoni with Bold Moves: Tom Moody Impressed
SRH Captain Pat Cummins Draws Comparisons to MS Dhoni with Bold Moves: Tom Moody Impressed
Pat Cummins once again showed his leadership abilities to the hilt on Friday, when Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2024 match by a margin of six wickets. Aiden Markram hit a half-century with 50 off of 36 balls to help SRH reach 166/4 in 18.1 overs while chasing 166. Abhishek Sharma, 23, who opened the batting with Travis Head, scored 37 runs off of 12 deliveries in the meantime.
Everyone’s attention was drawn to Cummins in the first innings when he sent Abhishek rather than Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the opening over. Shivam Dube hit 45 off 24 balls as CSK scored 165/5 in 20 overs. With a wicket apiece from Bhuvneshwar, T Natarajan, Cummins, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Jaydev Unadkat, the SRH bowlers demonstrated their teamwork.
Tom Moody praised Cummins and likened his leadership abilities to those of MS Dhoni in an interview. “The one aspect of Cummins that I enjoy is that he resembles MS Dhoni. In contrast to Abhishek Sharma, he is willing to take a viewpoint that most people wouldn’t think to take, but it makes you ask yourself, “Why didn’t I consider that?” “Considering the alternatives they could have chosen, it was a rather strange choice,” he stated.
“You possess perhaps Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the greatest new ball bowler in IPL history.” If left-handers are coming at you, you have an off-spinner. Markram seems like the next one to come to mind. There were many possible paths he could have taken. He kept going, “But he made that commitment, and it appeared that he had persuaded himself that it was the right choice right away.”
With four points from four matches, the victory moved SRH up to fifth place in the standings. However, with four points and a superior net run rate, CSK holds onto third place. Cummins stated, “Always get the points first,” following the game. Wouldn’t want to be bowling to Trav Head at the top and him, Abhishek. The crowd tonight was insane. It was the loudest thing I had ever heard when MS walked out.”
