Bizarre! Pat Cummins' Baggy Green Went Missing Before Windies Test: Report
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Australia skipper Pat Cummins' new Baggy Green cap went missing before the first Test against the Windies, forcing him to use his old cap.
In what has come as a strange situation for Australia skipper Pat Cummins, his cherished and coveted Baggy Green cap went missing right before the first Test against the Windies on June 25, which Australia went on to win by a whopping 159 runs in Barbados.
Cummins had arrived for a pre-series photoshoot besides Windies skipper Roston Chase, sporting the new cap, which he had chosen to debut instead of repairing his original one from 14 years back.
Cummins' act of getting a new Baggy Green was seen as a break of tradition in Aussie cricket as well.
As per a report in The Daily Telegraph, Cummins' new cap vanished sometime after the photo session, before the toss.
With no trace of it found, Cummins was left with no option but to pull out his old Baggy Green, the same cap he had decided to retire, for the first Test.
Cummins is not the sole Aussie cricketer to experience such loss of accessory. David Warner had made a public plea on social media when his cap went missing in 2024 after his luggage was stolen.
The cap issue aside, Cummins continued to deliver on the field. He bagged three wickets in the game, supporting Josh Hazlewood, who picked a five-for in the second innings to dismantle the Windies lineup.
Chase's Aussie counterpart, Cummins, removed first innings top-scorer Shai Hope and insult was added to considerable injury when substitute fielder Marnus Labuschagne ran out Alzarri Joseph with a direct hit to the striker's end from mid-off.
Hazlewood returned to the attack to prise out Jomel Warrican, but Shamar Joseph entertained with 44 off 22 deliveries before falling to off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who then dismissed Jayden Seales first ball to complete the win against the Windies.
'It was just about hitting the right areas time and time again and just being patient," Hazlewood said.
'There are a few cracks there on a good length and just short of a length, which kept the batters guessing about going forward or back with a few skidding through as we saw," Hazlewood added.
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June 29, 2025, 20:15 IST
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