Australia vs India 2018: 5 best individual performances from the Test series

Pat Cummins 9-99 (match figures) and 63, 2nd innings, MCG

If ever there was a lion-hearted performance in a losing cause, Pat Cummins’ effort with the ball as well as bat in the third Test at MCG has to be right up there.

After taking a mammoth 292 run lead, Virat Kohli decided not to enforce follow-on instead decided India will bat in the 2nd innings on a wicket that was slow but starting to show variable bounce, especially off the quicks.

When most bowlers would have let their shoulders drop, Pat Cummins decided to run in hard and gave his everything to give Australia a glimmer of hope to chase down a target. His 6-wicket haul was a testimony to not only the talent he possesses but also the fitness levels because Australian bowlers could not even get a day’s break as they were bowled out in 66.5 overs.

Cummins also looked like a batsman with the best technique among his teammates and his really hard fought 63 meant Australia took the Test into day 5. Even though the target was a bit too much in the end, Cummins showed the fight that unfortunately his top-order batsmen couldn’t.

Surely Pat Cummins has to be one of the best all-rounders going around in international cricket at the moment.