IPL 2021: Big money doesn't make wickets greener-Pat Cummins on pressure due to heavy price tag

Australian pacer Pat Cummins said that being sold for big bucks in the IPL auction puts a different kind of pressure on the players since a good performance can never be guaranteed.

Australian pacer Pat Cummins, who was roped in by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping INR 15.50 crore at the IPL 2020 auction, opened up on the pressure that comes with a big price tag in the Indian Premier League. Cummins represented KKR in 14 matches in IPL 2020 and ended up with 12 wickets as the Kolkata-based franchise failed to make the playoffs. "Whenever you play professional cricket anywhere, there will be lots of pressure. If you are coming off a good game, there is pressure to do it again; if you are coming off a bad game, there is pressure to perform," Pat Cummins said in a chat on KKR’s YouTube channel. "I guess the auction brings another kind of pressure. We just got to try and manage this. Just because you have gone for more money doesn't mean, the ball suddenly swings more or the wicket is suddenly greener, or the boundaries are bigger. It's the same playing field, so I just try to concentrate on what I do well. I guess that's what is going to bring about the best success for KKR while I'm here," Cummins added.