Australia captain Pat Cummins described the ICC World Cup 2023 as the “most physically taxing” format for fast bowlers as batters piled up record scores around India.
With just six of 45 days ticked off, the 2023 tournament has already seen South Africa score the highest-ever World Cup total of 428.
That came against Sri Lanka in New Delhi where the two innings produced a tournament record 754 runs.
Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest World Cup century in 49 balls in that game while, on Tuesday, Pakistan chased down a record target of 345 to beat Sri Lanka.
The ICC World Cup 2023 format, according to Australian cricket team captain Pat Cummins, is the "most physically taxing" for fast bowlers. He stated that a 50-over contest requires the bowlers to travel 15 kilometers, and that favorable circumstances are seldom.
Cummins' remarks follow a handful of fast bowlers who have already had injuries during the World Cup. Due to injury, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, and Jasprit Bumrah are all out of the competition.
According to Pat Cummins, captain of the Australian cricket team, the ICC World Cup 2023 format is the "most physically taxing" for fast bowlers. He said that bowlers must travel 15 kilometers for a 50-over match and that ideal conditions are uncommon.
Following a number of fast bowlers who have already had injuries during the World Cup, Cummins made his comments. Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, and Jasprit Bumrah are all unable to compete due to injuries.
In a further bout of misery for bowlers, 10 centuries have been scored over the first eight games.
“It’s actually quite a physical format, I find it probably the most physically taxing if you’re playing two or three games in a week,” said Cummins ahead of their second World Cup match against South Africa on Thursday.
“We’re doing 15kms in a 50-over match. I think in T20, if you bowl one really good over, that can be match-winning.
“In one-day cricket, that’s not normally the case. And it’s rare that the conditions are really in the bowler’s favour, which is fine. It’s just a challenge you’ve got to try and deal with.”
Sri Lankan bowlers have supplied a snapshot of the challenge described by Pat Cummins.
In their loss to South Africa, seamers Kasun Rajitha and Matheesha Pathirana conceded 185 runs between them.
Pathirana suffered again as Pakistan ran riot in Hyderabad on Tuesday, giving away another 90 runs in his 10 overs.
Five-time champions Australia suffered a six-wicket loss to India in their ICC World Cup 2023 opener, ironically in a rare low-scoring encounter at Chennai.
After bowling the Aussies out for just 199, India reached their target inside 42 overs with Virat Kohli surviving a dropped chance on 12 to make a match-winning 85.
Cummins went wicketless in that match and took just two wickets in two ODIs Australia played against India in the run-up to the tournament.
“I’m really happy where it is,” he said of his form in ODI cricket where he has 126 wickets at an average of just over 28.
“I feel like it’s in as good a place as it ever has been. I think early in my career, I found it a hard balance between Test cricket and T20, like getting too funky.
“I always find with one-day cricket; your roles can be very different. It’s a different kind of challenge to the other formats.”
Pat Cummins said his team will be ready for familiar foes South Africa.
The Proteas won a recent series between the two teams 3-2 after trailing 0-2.
“It always feels like it’s a clash of two very similar teams,” said Cummins.
“So yeah, no doubt it will be another great game tomorrow. We always match up quite similarly against them.”
Unlike Australia’s struggles in their ICC World Cup 2023 opener, South Africa had three centurions — Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen and Markram — firing against Sri Lanka.
“They’ve always got some fast bowlers and some batters that take the game on, maybe a leg-spinner. So, it always feels like it’s a clash of two very similar teams,” said Cummins.
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Cummins said allrounder Marcus Stoinis was fit and available after missing the first match with a hamstring injury.
“He’s fit so yeah, we’ll announce a team tomorrow but it’s a ground he knows pretty well,” said Pat Cummins of Stoinis who plays for the Lucknow team in the Indian Premier League.
“I think chatting to him and a couple of other guys, it’s probably in a bit of a different condition to what it is for the IPL. The wicket looks really good.”
Australia will, however, continue to be without opener Travis
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