Pat Cummins advises Australian F1 star Oscar Piastri to start supporting Sunrisers Hyderabad

Originally posted on FirstSportz | By Dhruv Kulkarni | Last updated 3/28/24

Cricket is a popular summer sport in Australia, with the people often playing in their backyards. The sport is also hugely followed by the fans in the country, with state of the art stadiums in many of their major cities.

Hailing from Australia is Oscar Piastri, who is also a huge cricket fan. The driver has often expressed his support for the Australian Cricket Team and often indulges in banter with Indian journalist Karun Chandok. After Australia’s 2023 ODI World Cup triumph, he showed up to the Abu Dhabi GP wearing a retro Australian jersey from 2003 gifted by Brett Lee.

With the 2024 IPL going on, Piastri has decided to dip his fingers into the tournament. He went on X and asked his fans which team he should support. With Chandok and Jehan Daruvala giving their opinions, World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins recommended the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

@SunRisers
— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) March 28, 2024

Pat Cummins calls clash with Mumbai Indians insane

On 27th March, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored the highest total in the history of the Indian Premier League. They thrashed Mumbai Indians for 277 runs, breaking the previous record held by Royal Challengers Bengaluru who scored 263. Talking in the post-match press conference, SRH Captain Pat Cummins couldn’t believe such a game occurred, calling it “insane”.

That was insane. The ball was really pinging around. Not until we bowled, it got a bit too close for comfort. They found a boundary whenever they needed it, but we finished it off well. Pat Cummins in the post-match conference

Despite scoring 278, SRH were close to losing the match, as Mumbai Indians also scored 246 runs. The MI batters attacked from ball one but faltered towards the end of their innings, thanks to some great bowling by the pacers.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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