Irfan Pathan praised Pat Cummins for taking the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) to the IPL 2024 playoffs. He mentioned that the SRH captain has been an extremely successful captain for Australia.
SRH’s last league game of the season against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Hyderabad on Thursday (May 16) was rained out. The one point they received owing to the no-result assured that the IPL 2016 winners qualified for the playoffs.
Pathan, speaking on Star Sports, credited Pat Cummins with SRH’s comeback.
“Aiden Markram was the captain of this team last year. In this season, he has been dropped mid-season. The last season was so bad, they had to make changes. Vettori has been with the Australian team and has worked with Pat Cummins, so their harmony came to the fore fantastically even for the SunRisers Hyderabad.”
“A train remains on track if all the bogies move together. Hyderabad’s train remained on track because its engine is very solid. Cummins has the experience. He has won everything. He has won the World Cup and the World Test Championship. He won a lot and had an amazing year.”
Irfan Pathan
SunRisers Hyderabad finished at the bottom in IPL 2023 with Aiden Markram as their captain. The Hyderabad franchise acquired Cummins in the IPL 2024 auction and made him their skipper for the ongoing season.
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Irfan Pathan stated that Pat Cummins has offered much-needed consistency to the SunRisers Hyderabad team.
“They made a massive bid for Pat Cummins in the auction not just as a player. All of us agree that he hasn’t set the IPL on fire as a player. He hasn’t done that this year as well but as a captain, he has brought stability. Such a team needs stability.”
Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan added:
“Kane Williamson did a very good job with this team. He used to manage this team very well. When his performance went slightly down and he left, the situation became a little bad, and after that, that stability wasn’t seen. However, the stability was evident as soon as Cummins came.”
Irfan Pathan
Irfan Pathan said that the top two clubs from the league phase had an advantage. However, he stated that SRH would be incredibly dangerous even if they do not place in the top two and must go via the Eliminator path.