NEW DELHI: Australia star pacer
Pat Cummins
is brimming with confidence as he heads into the
T20 World Cup
, believing that his game is at its peak form in the last decade.
After a fruitful campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Cummins has linked up with the Australian squad in Barbados, poised to leave his mark. His intentions were evident back in November before the IPL auction, where he aimed to leverage the tournament to exhibit his skills and cement his position in Australia's T20 squad.
"Probably as well as I have for the last 10 years really," Cummins told cricket.com.au of his T20 bowling on Monday.
“We played 17 games straight (at the IPL). For the most part, international T20s are after the Test series, and you've got to try and hit a yorker or a slower ball, and then go back to a Test series."
"So just getting the pace of the game and executing some of those balls that you need more in T20 cricket than in other formats, I feel really well placed,” he added.
Cummins highlighted the importance of sticking to the same format, which he believes makes a "huge difference" to the tactical side of bowling.
"A lot of T20 bowling in particular is about thinking through your sequencing of which ball to bowl or when, and I think over the course of the season you get to learn pretty quickly what's working and what isn't.
"Even if it doesn't work first game, and you feel like it's never going to work every game, but you know that if you zoom out over the course of the tournament it's going to work for you. So it's nice coming in here with that confidence."
Leading Sunrisers Hyderabad as captain not only honed Pat Cummins' bowling prowess but also fortified his leadership acumen. As he returns to represent Australia, Cummins is comfortable relinquishing the captaincy, with his close friend
Mitchell Marsh
assuming the role for the T20 World Cup.
"I'm obviously there to help him if he needs me but it's Mitch's show. I'm certainly there to help … as are a lot of the senior guys, so he won't be short of help if he needs it," Cummins said.
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