Pat Cummins wins ICC Cricketer of the Year 2023

International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday (25th January) announced the ICC Cricketer Of The Year 2023. Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the illustrious award for his exceptional outing as a bowler as well as the captain of the team.

Australia captain Pat Cummins along with his teammate Travis Head and India duo Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja were nominated for the ICC Cricketer Of The Year 2023. However, the Australian skipper surpassed his three competitors to claim the award for the first time in his career. He was by far the best cricketer in 2023 as he delivered some memorable performances.

Coming to the leadership, Pat Cummins had a dream year with as the captain of the Australian cricket team. Under him, the team won the ICC World Test Championship Final by beating India in the final. After that, he retained Ashes 2023 as a captain and then won the ICC World Cup 2023. His captaincy saw Australia lifting the title record 6th time.

Pat Cummins didn’t have a great start to the year as Australia lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. The fast bowler wasn’t up to the mark with the ball as he failed to pick wickets and also didn’t have a great outing as captain of the team. Before he left the series midway due to personal reasons.

However, after that, he didn’t look back. Pat Cummins delivered a magnificent performance in the ICC World Test Championship Final. He picked up 4 wickets in the game and also was handy with the bat. He guided the team to the win and earned their first Test Championship.

Pat Cummins then was brilliant with both bat and ball in the Ashes 2023. The fast bowler played a vital hand with the bat when England looked set to win. He slammed handy runs for the team and helped his team chase the target and win the first match of the series.

Pat Cummins picked 18 wickets in the Ashes 2023 and also scored 162 runs with the bat in the series. The fast bowler then displayed a similar kind of performance in the white-ball cricket in ICC World Cup 2023. After Australia’s slow start in the tournament, they won 9 games on trott and helped them win the title.

Pat Cummins then signed off in 2023 with a bang. He displayed his A game in the Test series against Pakistan. The fast bowler picked 10 wickets at MCG and helped his team win the series by the margin of 3-0.

ICC Picks Pat Cummins’ Performance In World Cup Final As His Best

Pat Cummins’ best performance in the year 2023 came in the final of the ICC World Cup 2023. The fast bowler didn’t have a great tournament as a bowler. But he made sure that he ticked all the boxes right in the biggest game of cricket.

He first introduced Glenn Maxwell in the powerplay and that move paid off. The all-rounder removed India skipper Rohit Sharma. Pat Cummins then made sure he led from the front as he bowled exceptionally well and put India on the back foot.

The fast bowler in form batters in Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli at crucial junctures that helped Australia restrict India to just 240 runs. Pat Cummins returned with the figures of 2/34 and helped his team win.