Pat Cummins is the second-most expensive auction pick in IPL auction history.
Former pacer of Team Australia Jason Gillespie has expressed his opinion on Australian captain Pat Cummins raking in Rs 20.5 crore in the IPL 2024 auction. The two-time World Cup champion felt that Cummins getting AUD 3.67 million was too rich for the Aussie skipper. Gillespie called the price tag attached to Pat “massive overs.”.
While talking about whether Pat Cummins didn’t deserve the whopping bid, Gillespie said, “I think so.”
Gillespie also questioned Cummins T20 credentials. The former quick claimed that while the Aussie skipper is a great Test bowler, he doesn’t feel his T20 skills are up to par.
“Pat’s obviously a quality bowler and a quality leader; we’ve seen that. I just don’t think T20 is his best format. I think he’s a Test bowler, personally. I think Test cricket is his absolute bread and butter. He’s a good T20 bowler; make no mistake. But that’s massive overs for me.” Gillespie said on Pat Cummins.
While Jason Gillespie criticized the move to pick Cummins for a massive sum, he backed Mitchell Starc going for big bucks.
Gillespie said, “I think it just highlights how important teams value left-arm fast bowling and left-arm swing bowling at pace.”
While concluding his statement, he said, “I think he’s a great buy. It’s a lot of money; we all acknowledge that, but the IPL is a very rich tournament. I’m absolutely delighted for Mitch.”
