Pat Cummins Joins San Francisco Unicorns for Major League Cricket

Pat Cummins, the Australian fast bowler, is set to make his return to the United States for the Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament. Cummins, who last played in the T20 World Cup in the Americas, has signed a four-year deal with the San Francisco Unicorns.

Cummins, 31, has previously played in only one overseas T20 league, the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has not featured in Australia's Big Bash League since the 2018-19 season due to his international commitments.

The Unicorns have won only one of their three games so far this year and will welcome the boost that Cummins will provide. He made history by picking up back-to-back hat-tricks at the T20 World Cup and led Sunrisers Hyderabad to the final in the IPL.

Cummins' arrival coincides with Sherfane Rutherford's departure. The West Indies allrounder has not played any of the Unicorns' matches so far and will miss the rest of the MLC due to a bereavement in the family.

There were changes among the other teams as well with Ottneil Baartman replacing Gerald Coetzee (injury) at Texas Super Kings and Lungi Ngidi taking over from Wayne Parnell (player withdrawal) at Seattle Orcas.

Baartman, the South Africa fast bowler, was ruled out of the T20 Blast in England due to visa delays. He has 107 wickets from 76 T20s and is known for his variations and death-bowling ability.

Ngidi suffered a back injury during the SA20 but has since recovered and was part of South Africa's squad at the T20 World Cup.

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