Australian captain Pat Cummins hilariously sledged Virat Kohli in an epic promo released by Prime Video Sport ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as a video of the same has been going viral on social media. Cummins, who was seen shaving in the video, told Kohli. 'I've never seen you bat this slowly'.
The 31-year-old's captaincy credentials have witnessed a meteoric rise ever since he won the 2023 World Cup when Australia beat hosts India against all odds at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Before the World Cup, he spearheaded Australia to World Test Championship victory and also lifted the SunRisers Hyderabad to the final of IPL 2024. Recently, he helped the Baggy Greens regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after ten long years.
The below video shows Cummins taking jibes at the likes of Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope but his sledging of Kohli drew maximum attention:
Pat Cummins in slight doubt for the eight-team event
Meanwhile, the right-arm fast bowler is in some doubt for the Champions Trophy due to an ankle injury that he sustained during the home Test series against India. The New South Welshman missed the Sri Lanka tour due to the injury and communicated to Cricket Australia that he also wanted a paternity leave.
The two-time title winners also have to find all-rounder Mitchell Marsh's replacement after being ruled out of the event due to a lower back issue. The Men in Yellow will get their campaign underway against arch-rivals England on February 22 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
