When Pat Cummins subtly negotiated question on female attention [Watch]

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins appeared on Star Sports in the 'Date with a Superstar' show, hosted by Sahiba Bali. During the show, the presenter put Cummins in a spot, asking him how he deals with female attention.

“There's a huge fan following of yours in India. Particularly women. There's this huge, huge sect of women who absolutely have crushes on you; me included, my best friend included. She messaged me saying ‘Oh, you're meeting Pat Cummins. I'm so jealous of you.’ Obviously, everyone knows that you're married, but how do you cater to female attention?” Sahiba asked the 31-year-old.

Cummins replied by saying that he did know where to begin with. He subtly negotiated the question, saying he just does his thing.

“I don't even know where to begin with that one. I don't know, just do my thing,” he said.

Sahiba further asked the Australian Test captain whether he reads about the female attention and acknowledges it.

The pacer replied that while the fans in India are crazy, players spend most of their time with their team and in the hotel. He also added that the players' family is present and they do not get a one-on-one interaction more often.

"Not really. I mean, it's funny. In India, you obviously see the fans and the crowds and stuff. And they are crazy. But, I mean, we spend most of the team time around a team, the hotel, a lot of [the] time family’s there. So, sometimes you don't get too much of the one-on-one kind of interaction," he said.

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Pat Cummins leads Australia to BGT triumph after a long wait

India won the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) the last four times before the 2024-25 edition. They beat Australia 2-1 at home in 2016-17 before defeating them again in 2018-19 (in Australia).

India registered yet another win in 2020-21 in Australia, beating them 2-1. They then retained the BGT with a 2-1 win at home in 2022-23.

This time around, however, Australia bounced back after losing the first Test in Perth. Pat Cummins and his team went on to win the series 3-1 and regain the BGT after a decade-long wait.

Therefore, India's successful run from the past few editions ended with Cummins leading Australia to a memorable series win. With that, Australia also sealed their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.