Cummins' Drink-Carrying Act Embodies Australia's Winning Culture

Pat Cummins' Humble Act Highlights Australia's Winning Culture

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has hailed the "culture" of the Australian cricket team after Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins was seen carrying drinks for his teammates during their ICC T20 World Cup opener against Oman.

Cummins, who led Australia to victory in the ICC World Test Championship and ICC Cricket World Cup last year, was not included in the playing XI for the match against Oman. However, he showed his commitment to the team by carrying drinks for his teammates.

Pathan expressed his admiration for Australia's decision to bench their multi-world championship-winning captain in favor of T20 specialist Nathan Ellis. He noted that Cummins' willingness to carry drinks despite his status as a World Cup-winning skipper demonstrated the team's strong culture.

"The CULTURE," Pathan tweeted.

In the match itself, Australia was restricted to 50/3 at one point but recovered to post a competitive total of 164/5 thanks to half-centuries from Marcus Stoinis and David Warner. Oman's bowlers struggled to contain the Australian batsmen, with Mehran Khan being the pick of the bowlers with 2/38.

In the run-chase, Oman kept losing wickets at regular intervals and could only manage 125/9 in their 20 overs. Stoinis was the standout performer with the ball for Australia, taking 3/19, while Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, and Mitchell Starc also picked up two wickets each.

Stoinis' all-round performance earned him the 'Player of the Match' award.

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