The remaining match of the sequence will likely be performed in Ahmedabad, beginning March 9.
Cummins left the staff after the second Test in Delhi and Smith took over in his absence, guiding his staff to a memorable nine-wicket win in Indore.
Trailing 2-0 after humiliating defeats within the first two video games, Smith led a superb Aussie turnaround within the third match additionally serving to staff qualify for the World Test Championship remaining in June.
A day after the emphatic win, coach Andrew McDonald make clear Cummins availability, saying he nonetheless is again residence however remained in contact with remainder of the squad in India.
“He’s obviously dealing with what he’s dealing with at home but he’s still so invested in this group,” McDonald instructed reporters on Saturday.
“Our thoughts are still with him and his family at this difficult time.
“We’re in fixed contact with him every day, so in the meanwhile he is not right here and the check match is a number of days away, so we’ll focus on with Pat each day.”
Smith led Australia between 2014 and 2018 before he was stripped off the honour following a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
He remains Cummins’s deputy since the paceman became test captain in November 2021 and has stepped in three times to lead Australia since then.
Smith said he had no ambition to return as full-time captain at any stage.
“My time is finished. It’s Pat’s staff now,” Smith said after inflicting on India what was only their third defeat on home soil in their last 46 tests dating back to 2012.
“I’ve clearly been in a position to stand on this week, clearly in robust circumstances with Patty going residence. Our ideas are nonetheless with him again residence,” Smith said.
“But India is part of the world I really like captaining … it is in all probability my favorite place on the planet to captain.”
Smith marshalled his attack with aplomb, took a stunning catch at leg slip to remove Cheteshwar Pujara at a crucial juncture and overall looked in charge in the frenetic, low-scoring contest.
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden was amongst these impressed by Smith’s “impressed” captaincy in Indore.
“You may inform that he was proper within the match. He has been sensible. Tactically on level, up for the problem,” Hayden said during commentary.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com