Watch: Ricky Ponting palms the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy to Pat Cummins | Cricket Information – Instances of India

Watch: Ricky Ponting palms the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy to Pat Cummins | Cricket Information – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Australia legend Ricky Ponting handed the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy to Pat Cummins for profitable the ICC Males’s Cricketer of the 12 months award 2023.
Cummins, Australia’s Take a look at and ODI captain, loved an enviably profitable 2023 each as captain and participant, to win the lads’s Participant of the 12 months on the ICC Awards that had been introduced in January.
Ponting handed over the trophy to Cummins earlier than the T20 World Cup Tremendous eight conflict between Australia and Bangladesh in Antigua on Friday.
Other than main Australia to the ODI World Cup title, Cummins additionally gained the World Take a look at Championship title and likewise retained the urn with a drawn Ashes sequence in England.
Cummins additionally completed because the sixth highest wicket-taker throughout codecs in 2023. In Assessments, he was second solely to teammate Nathan Lyon within the wicket-takers record.
Cummins additionally performed helpful knocks with the bat, just like the Edgbaston Take a look at and helpful cameos within the World Cup towards Afghanistan and within the semifinal towards South Africa.
Whereas presenting the award, Ponting mentioned, “It provides me nice pleasure to current the ICC Males’s Worldwide Cricketer of the 12 months 2023 to none apart from Australian Take a look at and One-day captain Pat Cummins. Congratulations buddy, very properly deserved, a powerful yr for you and in your crew.”
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video of the presentation on their Instagram deal with: