A point out of Australia’s hat-trick of wins and Glenn Maxwell’s whirlwind century after strolling in in the course of the last 10 overs towards the Netherlands broadened the smile of skipper Pat Cummins.
Speaking on the eve of the conflict towards New Zealand right here on Friday, Cummins mirrored, “I think in the first two games, not only did we not win, but we didn’t really nail the style that we wanted to play.
“In the last few games, you’ve seen us a bit more aggressive – (in both) batting and bowling. That’s the standard we want to keep going with for the rest of the tournament.”
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Talking about Maxwell’s 40-ball century, Cummins mentioned, “I was lucky to be down at the other end and see it first-hand. The creativity he seems to have, to find boundaries in just different spots, is just incredible.
“He said to me with three or four overs left, ‘I just want to face many balls here and own these last four overs’. And he did it. That was just insane.”
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham, too, lauded the Aussie comeback.
“They’re obviously playing some fantastic cricket. They didn’t probably start as well as they would have liked. The form they’ve shown in probably the last three games is, obviously, the Australia we know. Every time we play each other, it’s always a challenge.”
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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