Australian captain Pat Cummins has been successful in winning the title of ICC Cricketer of the Year. Pat Cummins was given this award by the ICC for his excellent performance with the ball and captaincy in the year 2023. Under the leadership of Cummins, the Australian team was successful in winning the ICC ODI World Cup and ICC Test Championship titles. This award is also memorable for Cummins because under his leadership, Australia succeeded in retaining the Ashes against its biggest rival England last year. Apart from Cummins, Virat Kohli has been awarded the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year and Usman Khawaja has been awarded the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
The year 2023 was very good for Cummins. Cummins remained dominant on and off the field. After winning the World Test Championship and World Cup, Cummins's magic was also seen in the IPL auction. Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Cummins for Rs 20.25 crore and he managed to become the second most expensive player in IPL history. At the end of the year, Cummins also won the title of ICC Player of the Month in December.
The beginning of the year was not good for Cummins
The year 2023 had a very bad start for Australian captain Pat Cummins. After losing the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar series against India, Cummins had to return abroad due to personal reasons. But Cummins did not waste much time in avenging the crushing defeat by India and won the final of the ICC Test Championship in June. Even in the ODI World Cup, Australia had to face a crushing defeat in the first two matches. After two defeats, Australia was not even being included among the title contenders. But Cummins' team made a strong comeback and won 9 consecutive matches and by defeating a strong team like India, won the ODI World Cup title for a record sixth time.
