Australia Test captain Tim Paine referred to his teammate and pacer Pat Cummins is the ‘best bowler’ in the world in recent times. Cummins is presently the number one bowler in Test cricket. Cummins, 26, has a great year as he had become the second-fastest Australian pacer behind Charlie Turner to have 100 Test wickets.

“He is clearly the best bowler in the world, his stats will probably back that up. Not just for one series, or one Test, or two Tests here or there, he has done it every game,” Paine was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. “I think he is getting better with experience as well, I think you are noticing he is not always bowling high-140s anymore, which is a great, great attribute and skill.”

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Pat Cummins had picked up a six-wicket haul in the first Test of the ongoing three-match Test series against New Zealand in Perth. He has helped Australia to register a huge 296-run win over the Kiwis. Moreover, Cummins had recently become the most expensive foreign player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping amount of Rs 15.5 crore. However, the full schedule of IPL 2020 has not been revealed yet.

On the other hand, Australia have been playing against New Zealand in the second Test which started on Thursday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.