No.1 Test Bowler Pat Cummins announces current World Test XI Squad

Earlier Pat Cummins had said that if he chooses the playing XI of the Test, then it will definitely include Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Steve Smith

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Australia's star fast bowler and number one in the Test rankings, Pat Cummins has announced his current World Test XI team. In this team, he has included four players from Australia and India, while New Zealand, South Africa and England have one player each. Cummins did not mentor any player as captain in this team. The special thing about this team is that Rishabh Pant has got a place in this as wicketkeeper. Pant had played an important role in winning the team shortly before by showing a great game against Australia and then England.



Earlier, Pat Cummins said in a question-and-answer session on YouTube, "I will put Kane Williamson at number-3, Steve Smith at number-4 and Virat Kohli at number-5 in my team." Pat Cummins has dismissed Kane Williamson twice in One Day International cricket, while Virat Kohli has shown the way to the pavilion seven times. Apart from this, Cummins has also given his prediction about the ICC World Test Championship final match between India and New Zealand from June 18.

Cummins has chosen the pair of David Warner and Rohit Sharma as the openers in this team. Both these players have achieved unmatched positions on behalf of their team in limited overs cricket. Talking about the middle order of the team, this team will probably be one of the strongest teams, as it includes players like Virat Kohli in the fifth place, Steve Smith in the fourth place and Kane Williamson in the third place, which is currently In time, he is considered to be the best batsman in the world. Cummins has not included Joe Root of England in this team, whose name is included in the 'Fab Four'. This decision is a little surprising.



Cummins has included England's Ben Stokes as an all-rounder. If we look at the bowling department, Cummins has included the only spinner in the team as Nathan Lyon. Among the fast bowlers, the Kangaroo bowler has included Kagiso Rabada, Jaspreet Bumrah and himself. Rabada and Bumrah have been very successful in the Indian Premier League.

Pat Cummins' World Test XI: 

David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah.