Srinagar: Australia’s star skipper Pat Cummins rattled Pakistan batting on Day 2 of Boxing Day Test at MCG and also shattered the stumps of Babar Azam with a ‘Dream Ball’.
At stumps on Day 2, Pakistan were at 194-6, trailing Australia by 124 runs. Mohammad Rizwan, batting on 29 runs, and Aamer Jamal, unbeaten on two.
During the post-match press conference, Cummins termed the delivery that hot him wicket of Babar Azam as ‘Dream Ball’.
“It’s a dream ball – that’s what you try and bowl most balls, but it’s rare that it comes off. Really happy with that one,” Cummins said.
“That wasn’t a deliberate ball to seam in. That’s 50-50, whether it’s going to seam in or out. I try and create a bit of an angle, and if I don’t know what it’s doing, hopefully the batter doesn’t know either. Swing is a bit more predictable – the batter sees it a bit earlier and the margins are a bit smaller. I try and swing the odd one but it’s rare – most of the time, I’m trying to get a bit of seam off the wicket,” he added.