Pat Cummins is set to miss the three-match ODI series starting on March 17. Steve Smith was named because the skipper for closing two matches of the Border-Gavaskar trophy will retain the captaincy within the upcoming series.
Earlier, Cummins left for Australia after the second Test in Delhi to be together with his ailing mom, who handed away final week. Australian gamers wore black armbands in respect of Cummins’ mom within the lately concluded fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad.Â
“Pat won’t be coming back, he’s still taking care of what’s happened back home,” coach Andrew McDonald stated. “Our thoughts are with Pat and his family as they go through that grieving process.”
