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My Take
What strikes me about Pat Cummins is how he reframed what a fast bowler can be. Plenty of quicks can rattle a batting order, but few are trusted to captain Australia across both Tests and ODIs while also leading an IPL side. That tells me his teammates value his judgment as much as his pace. The 2020 Wisden honour confirms the talent, yet I find his calm, strategic temperament the more compelling story. For a sport that still feels distant to many Japanese fans, Cummins is exactly the kind of complete, level-headed leader worth getting to know.
Overview
Patrick James Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian men's cricket team in all three formats, captaining the team in both Test and One Day International cricket. A right-armed pace bowler, he also captains the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pat Cummins
- Name (Japanese)
- パット・カミンズ
- Reading
- ぱっと・かみんず
- Born
- May 8, 1993 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cricketer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2020 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/patcummins30/
- Xhttps://x.com/patcummins30
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%20Cummins
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.