Leading his team to victory in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup in the same year has earnt Australian captain Pat Cummins one of cricket’s ultimate awards, named cricket bible Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world.
Cummins is the first Australian in 12 years to receive the honour, with batting star Travis Head also recognised for the year’s best performance in Test matches, and Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc and Ashleigh Gardner among the almanac’s five cricketers of the year.
In the hours after his Sunrisers Hyderabad team recorded the highest score in Indian Premier League history, 3-287, Cummins was recognised for an outstanding 2023 that included retaining the Ashes in England, with his matchwinning effort at Edgbaston crucial to that.
Cummins took over from English counterpart Ben Stokes, who has won the prestigious title three times in the last four years. The Cricketer of the Year award is the oldest individual award in cricket and dates back to 1889, with selection primarily based on performances in the previous English summer.
Pat Cummins handed ultimate cricket honour
The last Australian winner was Michael Clarke.
Head, who smashed a 41-ball century for Cummins and Sunrisers overnight, was rewarded for his “pulsating” 163 off just 174 balls in the World Test Championship final at The Oval that propelled Australia to victory over India.
The left-handed dynamo was equally as damaging in the IPL, conceded that his batting style was “not the prettiest thing in the world”, but he continues to get the job done.
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