The deafening silence of over 90,000 supporters at the Narendra Modi Stadium, as Pat Cummins bowled Virat Kohli in the World Cup final, was perhaps the “sweetest moment” the Australian skipper has ever experienced on a cricket field.
After becoming the fifth Australian captain to secure his country’s sixth ODI World Cup here on Sunday, Cummins admitted that he has “fallen in love with 50-over format all over again”.
In fact, going against their custom, the Aussies had a second huddle to just acknowledge how big the moment in the game it was.
“We did take a second in the huddle just to acknowledge the silence that was going around the crowd. It just felt like it was one of those days where it was all made for him to score another hundred like he normally does and that was satisfying,” Cummins said.
He believes that ODI World Cup is here to stay as it has got its own legacy and also players have their stories to tell and perhaps, it is the bilateral series that become a problem.
“I must say, maybe because we won, I did fall in love with ODI again this World Cup. I think the scenario where every game really matters, it does mean a bit different to just a bilateral,” he acknowledged.
“I mean, the World Cup’s got such rich history, I’m sure it’s going to be around for a long time. Yeah, there’s so many wonderful games, so many wonderful stories within this last couple of months. So, I think there’s definitely a place.”
He lost his mother in March, during a tour of India, which he had to curtail.
