Published 18:18 IST, April 21st 2020

KKR's ₹15.5 cr buy Pat Cummins reveals finding trick to bring out best version of himself

Pat Cummins was on his way to beat Yuvraj Singh to become the most expensive purchase to be ever made at an IPL Auction. KKR bought him for ₹15.50 crore.

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Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins has climbed up ranks of Australian cricket to w become vice-captain of Test side. After making his Test cricket debut in 2011, Pat Cummins went in and out of Australian side due to multiple injuries but pacer made a very strong comeback in latter part of 2010s and starred in two consecutive Ashes wins for Australia. In 2019, he became second most-expensive player to be sold at an IPL auction ever when he went to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹15.5 crore.

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KKR star Pat Cummins reveals his attitude towards cricket and how he maintains his best form

In a video uploaded by Cricket Australia, Test vice-captain Pat Cummins talked about his illustrious career and how he maintains his best form. 26-year-old looked back at his cricketing journey and how he made his Test debut for Australia as a 18-year-old and immediately took home a Player of Match award against South Africa in second Test of tour in 2011.

Pat Cummins talked about how he understands that bowlers can get injured and he tries to do his best to recover and stay in goo shape. KKR star also talked about how he can deliver his best performances when he is in moment and focused on what he wants to achieve on field. Off field, pacer believes in relaxing and completely detaching from game. Here is full video.

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IPL 2020 postponed: Pat Cummins to wait before donning KKR jersey again

A lot of expectations were on Pat Cummins who was picked up by KKR for a hefty ₹15.5 crore price tag at IPL 2020 Auctions. Cummins has been a part of IPL before as he played for KKR in 2014 and 2015, followed by a stint with DC in 2017. However, in last two years, Cummins has re-imagined his whole brand of play and has been consistent t only with ball but also with his injury manment. Cummins was scheduled to join big hitters like Tom Banton and Andre Russell at KKR but BCCI currently has IPL 2020 postponed in wake of coronavirus pandemic. T20 World Cup in October may also be affected.

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18:18 IST, April 21st 2020