Pat Cummins, one of the standout players in the Indian Premier League, has consistently captivated fans with his fiery bowling, impressive power-hitting abilities, and strategic leadership. The Australian cricketer serves as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad and has showcased his entertaining prowess in IPL 2025.

Currently, SRH is struggling with their performance and will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, aiming to return to winning form. At Eden Gardens, Cummins won the toss and shared a humorous insight.

‘Terrible at reading it’: Pat Cummins serves 2023 ODI World Cup final reminder

“We will bowl. Looks like a good surface, but I'm terrible at reading it,” he said, and fans were immediately left in splits as they pointed out his pitch reading ability which destroyed India in the 2023 ODI World Cup final.

“They outplayed us in the final (last year), but a bit of change in both sides. We've spoken about our batting, we've been at our best while being aggressive, but we can't be reckless. He has been amazing (on Aniket Verma), doesn't get unfazed by any situation. Coordination is the key (with the coaching team), but we do have a clear idea,” he further added.

Reacting to Cummins’ hilarious revelation, one fan wrote on X, “Pat Cummins said "I'm terrible at reading pitches" but he decided to traumatize billions of people with just one good day of pitch prediction in final.”

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Hosts India were the favourites to win the ODI World Cup final in 2023. But it was Australia, who reigned supreme at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, taking advantage of a poorly prepared pitch.

Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl in that match. India were restricted to 240 in 50 overs, with KL Rahul (66) and Virat Kohli (54) getting half-centuries. Chasing 241, Australia raced to 241/4 in 43 overs as Travis Head smacked 137 runs off 120 balls. Meanwhile, Marnus Labuschagne (58*) got a pivotal half-century.

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