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‘Talk about hypocrisy’- Twitter slams Pat Cummins for starring in Alinta energy ad before climate change backflip

Climate change could also force India- Pakistan 20-20 World Cup match to be abandoned.

Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins has been made Australia Cricket team’s ODI captain following Aaron Finch’s resignation from the post. The announcement came in the early hours of Tuesday, October 18th from Cricket Australia on their Twitter page.

While this news, should have been the highlight of Cummins’s day, his name has been doing the rounds on the internet for entirely different reasons altogether. The right-arm bowler has been engulfed in the controversy surrounding his stance on climate change and his drastic change of mind.

The debate is a result of Australia’s climate-crusading captain Pat Cummins’s objective to a $40 million sponsorship deal with power company Alinta Energy. Reportedly, Cummins was concerned about Alinta’s parent company, Pioneer Sail Holdings which was named one of Australia’s biggest carbon emitters.

The partnership between Cricket Australia and Alinta Energy was supposed to go on for another term after their four-year ends in 2022, but a reported pressure from Pat Cummins has allowed only a one-year contract extension between Alinta Energy and Cricket Australia.

Probably a stretch exactly what happened- Pat Cummins

Cummins however has denied such reports and said, “No, not at all. Nick, the CEO and I have a really good relationship. We talk about lots of things. But no, I’ve been a big supporter of all our partners over the last few years,” said Cummins.”

“I think it’s probably a stretch exactly what happened. I think it’s always been a balance. You’ve seen certain players make decisions based on religions or maybe certain foods they eat, they won’t partner specific partners,” said Cummins.

“But we really thank all our partners for everything they do for Cricket Australia and for grass roots supporting the game, and we know our responsibilities. We try and do our best.”

Australia’s new ODI captain however has been slammed by fans who think it is hypocritical of the cricketer to strong-arm Cricket Australi against Alinta Enegery after having received money from the same company a year ago.

Notably, Cummins appeared in Alinta Energy’s ad two years ago. The issue of Climate change has been gaining momentum as the climate in Australia continues to become unpredictable.

Just this week, Victoria and South Australia were submerged in an untimely flood. Even the India- Pakistan 20-20 World Cup match is in danger of being washed out.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Pat Cummins 

 

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