Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins downplayed his dream run as a captain ahead of the IPL 2024 final in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders. On the eve of the summit conflict in Chennai, Cummins talked out Hyderabad’s sensational run to the final and their probabilities of profitable the trophy.
Cummins, in his debut season as a captain, led SRH to the final with a dominant win over Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan within the Qualifier. SRH will enter the final as second favourites having misplaced two instances already this season however Cummins’ report as a captain in mega occasions boosts his staff’s confidence.
Australia received the WTC 2023 final and the ICC ODI World Cup 2022, beating India within the final on each events, beneath Pat Cummins’ management. The Australian pacer changed Aiden Markram to lead Hyderabad within the 2024 season and delivered a never-seen-before aggressive cricket.
However, when requested in regards to the staff’s probabilities within the final, Cummins stated that his title-winning run would come to an finish at some level however added that he would welcome one other silverware.
“It would be great (winning the title) but the run’s going to stop at some point,” Cummins stated within the press convention. “It’s been a great couple of years, but I haven’t captained any T20 cricket team before this series. So, I’m not too sure what to expect. It’s quite fast-paced.”
Cummins additionally highlighted that children Nitish Reddy and Abhishek Sharma profitable the video games by themselves has been the story of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s marketing campaign.
“It’s been huge. We have quite an experienced bowling line-up, including Jaydev Unadkat and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Also, so many youngsters have come through and have won us games by themselves, like Nitish Reddy and Abhishek Sharma. We also have guys who have been away from the Indian setup, but they have been fantastic. So, that’s been the story of our team,” Cummins added additional.
Cummins has been in nice type since his arrival at SRH with a hefty price ticket of INR 20.50 crore. He has taken 17 wickets and has additionally contributed with a bat by scoring 112 runs at a strike fee of 147.36.
