Does Pat Cummins have half a finger?
Does Pat Cummins have half a finger?
Cummins is missing the tip of his middle finger – and on his bowling hand, too – which hasn’t seemed to prevent him from becoming the bowler he is today. But how’d it happen? Turns out it was a childhood accident, with Cummins going in depth.
Is Pat Cummins a good captain?
It was Australia’s first overseas Test series win since 2016 and first in Asia since 2011. He’s only a few months into his captaincy, but all signs point to Pat Cummins being an all-time great Australian Test skipper.
Why do cricketers tape their fingers?
Injury prevention is the main reason why cricketers tape their fingers. The taped fingers help to redirect the impact of the ball towards the wrist which reduces the risk of a serious finger injury. Some cricketers also use tape to stop an existing injury from becoming worse.
How did Cummins lose his finger?
When he was about three years old, Pat Cummins lost part of his middle finger on the right hand – about a centimetre – after it got slammed in a door. It was his sister who slammed the door on his fingers, and in a 2011 interview, the bowler revealed that the incident still brings tears to her eyes.