These are moments you’ll always remember: Cummins

It has been a big year for everyone; our team has been here in India for Tests, played the Ashes, won the World Test Championship and to top it off with this is just huge, says the Australian skipper

With a broad smile on his face and a medal hanging around his neck, Pat Cummins kept the World Cup trophy on the dais before addressing the media on Sunday.

Captain Cummins seemed happy to have silenced the home crowd, something that he had said on the eve of the big clash.

“It’s huge. I think that’s the pinnacle of international cricket — winning an ODI World Cup, especially over here in India, in front of a crowd like this,” he said.

Coming into the tournament after a disappointing series against South Africa, Australia lost its first two games before putting its campaign back on track. And once it gained momentum, there was no looking back.

“It has been a big year for everyone. Our cricket team has been here in India (for Tests), (played the) Ashes, (won the) World Test Championship and to top it off with this is just huge... these are the moments that you will remember for the

rest of your life,” Cummins said.

Amid debate over the future and relevance of the 50over format, Cummins had no hesitation in admitting that things couldn’t get better than this. “You only get a shot at it every four years. Even if you have a 10year career, you might only get two chances at it. And yeah, it’s just the whole cricket world stops with this World Cup. So, it doesn’t get any better.”

The skipper heaped praise on Head for his superb show..

“Travis was phenomenal. A lot of credit should also go to Andrew McDonald and George Bailey, the selectors, to take a punt. He (Head) had a broken finger, a broken hand for half the tournament, but to keep him in the squad was a huge risk. And the medical team were fantastic to get him into a place where he could perform,” Cummins said.

“Trav, the player we have seen in Test cricket, epitomises everything I want out of a cricket team. He plays with a smile, he puts the pressure right back onto the opposition and he's just great fun to be around,” Cummins said.“I couldn’t be happier for Trav.”