AS Australia continue their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup press in Antigua, the work of Pat Cummins in 2023 was celebrated, and he was presented his ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award by Ricky Ponting.
Ponting, an ICC Hall of Famer and winner of the same accolade in 2006 and 2007, was on hand to present his compatriot with the trophy at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Thursday.

As captain of both the Test and One Day International teams, Cummins led the Aussies in a successful year, beating India to claim the ICC World Test Championship mace at The Oval, before beating the same opponent in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad.

Individually, Cummins enjoyed a prolific year. He claimed 42 Test wickets at 27.50, chiming in with 254 runs as the side also claimed a Test win in India, and retained the Ashes away from home. Cummins played a crucial role in Australia’s World Cup press, taking 15 wickets on top of vital contributions with the bat (128 runs at 32) down the order.

In 2024, Australia with Cummins have the chance to hold both white-ball World Cup trophies and the World Test Championship mace with a T20 World Cup victory.

The 31-year-old again continues to shine in 2024, taking 17 Test wickets at 25.64 and adding 157 runs at 26 with the bat, alongside eight wickets in six matches in T20Is, at an economy of under eight.
Cummins showcased his talents shortly after receiving the trophy, taking a hat-trick against Bangladesh in a comfortable win for Australia at the start of the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
And speaking after the match, Cummins revealed that he’d completely forgotten he was on a hat-trick when he took his third wicket at the start of a new over.

“It’s been a pretty good day all round. A few trophies and a really good win to kick off our Super Eights.
“The last two balls of the previous over I knew I was on a hat-trick, and I’d totally forgotten about it by the start of the next over. (Marcus) Stoinis came running in from the deep and told me, that’s the first I knew of it.” (ICC Media)