Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has added that Pat Cummins bowled a praiseworthy spell in Australia’s World Cup 2023 win against Sri Lanka. However, Cummins registered figures of 2/32 in seven overs as the Aussies restricted to Sri Lanka for 209 in Lucknow on Monday, October 16. They then chased down the below-par target with five wickets and 14.4 overs to spare to register their first win in the tournament.

During a discussion on Star Sports, Harbhajan Singh added: “We will praise him when he deserves to be praised because he did a praiseworthy job today. He looked ordinary earlier, so we couldn’t have said he was very good. He is a fantastic player but the performance was seen today (on Monday). As a captain, when your own performance is good, your way of leading the team changes. You would have seen the way he used his bowlers, all the Australian bowlers looked in an attacking zone.”

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Meanwhile, Pat Cummins gave Australia their first breakthrough by dismissing Pathum Nissanka after a 125-run opening-wicket partnership. He then castled Kusal Perera which triggered a collapse as Sri Lanka lost their last nine wickets for just 52 runs as well. While talking about Pathum Nissanka’s dismissal, Harbhajan Singh added that David Warner deserves as much credit as Pat Cummins as well.

“The credit for that wicket goes to Warner as well, the sort of catch he took. He came running in, put in the dive, and moved the hands forward at the right time. When the elbow hits the ground, the catch is spilled at times. It was a very good delivery. He used the angle properly. He was bowling over the wicket before that. He then went around the wicket and trapped him in his web. He brought the ball in,” Harbhajan Singh concluded.