Sports News | 'Legend of a Bloke to Boot': Cummins Hails Starc on Winning Allan Border Medal
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Australia pacer Pat Cummins praised Mitchell Starc on winning the Allan Border Medal at the Australian Cricket Awards ceremony.
Canberra [Australia], January 29 (ANI): Australia pacer Pat Cummins praised Mitchell Starc on winning the Allan Border Medal at the Australian Cricket Awards ceremony.
All rounder Ashleigh Gardner and prolific fast bowler Mitchell Starc were the maiden Belinda Clark and Allan Border medallists respectively, having been awarded the top honours in Australian cricket.
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"So happy for this guy. Skill, perseverance, competitiveness, team man and a legend of a bloke to boot!," tweeted Cummins.
Starc has enjoyed a sensational year of international cricket and captured a combined 43 wickets at an average of 24.4 across all formats, 12 clear of the nation's next best.
The left-arm quick was crowned the Male ODI Player of the Year following dominant performances in the three-match series against the West Indies which included a haul of 5-48 in the opening game.
One of the best pink-ball bowlers in the game, Starc thrived in the Ashes series and amassed 19 wickets at 25.36 with a best of 4-37 in the first innings of the Day-Night Test in Adelaide. Starc also scored 241 runs across all formats at an average of 26.8 to sit inside Australia's top 10 run-scorers over the past 12 months.
Starc (107 votes) outpolled T20 World Cup hero Mitchell Marsh (106) by a single vote to win the Allan Border Medal while batter Travis Head was third in the polling with 72 votes. (ANI)
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