"He has won everything" - Irfan Pathan lauds Pat Cummins' role in SRH's qualification for IPL 2024 playoffs
Irfan Pathan has lauded Pat Cummins for leading the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) into the IPL 2024 playoffs. He noted that the SRH skipper has been a very successful captain for Australia.
SRH's penultimate league game of the season against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Hyderabad on Thursday (May 16) was washed out. The one point they got due to the no-result ensured the IPL 2016 champions qualified for the playoffs.
Speaking on Star Sports, Pathan credited Cummins for SRH's turnaround.
"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." he explained.
"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," the former India all-rounder added.
The SunRisers Hyderabad finished last in IPL 2023 under Aiden Markram's captaincy. The Hyderabad-based franchise acquired Cummins at the IPL 2024 auction and appointed him their skipper for the ongoing season.
"He has brought stability" - Irfan Pathan on Pat Cummins as SRH skipper
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Irfan Pathan noted that Pat Cummins has brought much-needed stability to the SunRisers Hyderabad setup.
"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," he said.
"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," the cricketer-turned-commentator added.
Pathan acknowledged that the top two teams after the league phase have an advantage. However, he claimed that SRH will be extremely dangerous even if they don't finish in the top two and have to go through the Eliminator route.