Melbourne: Describing Sachin Tendulkar a “pocket rocket”, Australia’s new pace sensation Pat Cummins is excited at the prospect of bowling at the “rockstar”.

The 18-year-old, who made a sensational Test debut by taking seven wickets to set up a thrilling series-levelling win for Australia against South Africa earlier this week, is looking forward to bowl against Sachin in the Test series next month.

Sachin made his Test debut three-and-a-half years before Cummins was even born.

“He’s one of the greats of all time, I’ve grown up watching him,” Cummins told an Australian daily.

“For someone who is a bit of a pocket rocket, he’s not too tall, even against the fastest bowlers he seems to stand up and lift another gear.

“To get a game, even here in Australia, would be unbelievable. To bowl at the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid — it’s going to be a massive challenge. He’s someone hopefully all the bowlers don’t get too overawed bowling at him and I guess you’ve got to still imagine him like any other batsmen,” he added.

“It’s more imagining the moment of playing people like him, it’d be a massive thrill,” Cummins said.

“Sachin Tendulkar has got a massive following in India and is a rockstar over there. Someone like him, all the fame, it’d be on a whole new different level versing him,” he added.

Cummins might be hot property at the next players’ auction for the cash-rich Indian Premier League but the youngster does not want to think too far ahead.

“I haven’t really thought about it at the moment, it’s still a fair while away,” Cummins said.