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AUS vs WI: History-Maker Pat Cummins Sets All-Time Australia Record
Follow UsIn Test history now, only one captain has taken more wickets in Tests than Cummins
Pat Cummins scripted history at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on day two (June 26) of the first Test against West Indies as he became Australia’s most successful bowling captain in Test history, surpassing the late Richie Benaud.
Cummins entered the first Test with 137 wickets to his name, and needed two to surpass Benaud. He got to 138 with the wicket of Keacy Carty on day one, and set an all-time record by dismissing his counterpart Roston Chase after lunch on day two.
Most wickets by an Australian captain in Tests
139 - Pat Cummins
138 - Richie Benaud
41 - Bob Simpson
In Test history now, only one captain has taken more wickets in Tests than Cummins, and that’s Pakistan’s Imran Khan. Cummins is still a long way away from Imran (187) but he is unquestionably on course to become the first player in Test history to take 200 wickets as captain.
Most wickets by a captain in Tests
187 - Imran Khan
139 - Pat Cummins
138 - Richie Benaud
117 - Gary Sobers
Two weeks back, in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against South Africa, Cummins completed 300 Test wickets. At the time of writing this, the Australian skipper has 303 wickets at an average of 22.13.