Australia captain Pat Cummins eyes comeback during India ODI series | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: Australia‘s captain, Pat Cummins, who has been recuperating from a left wrist harm, expressed his intention to stage a comeback to worldwide cricket in the course of the upcoming three-match ODI collection towards India in late September. This return is strategically timed forward of the World Cup.

Cummins suffered a fractured wrist in the course of the fifth Ashes Test on the Oval, which occurred from July 27 to 31. Medical recommendation dictated a six-week interval of relaxation for his restoration.
As a results of his harm, the quick bowler will sadly be absent from Australia’s five-match ODI collection towards South Africa, scheduled from September 7 to 17.

However, Cummins goals to rejoin the staff for the ODI clashes towards India on September 22, 24, and 27. This return aligns along with his preparation for the approaching World Cup.
“I’ll head over to South Africa at the back-end of that leg. But we’re probably looking more at those one-dayers (against India) ahead of the World Cup.
“It shouldn’t be too bad. Another few weeks and it’ll be right,” mentioned Cummins, sounding hopeful of him taking part in within the World Cup to be held in India from October 5 and November 19.
Cummins mentioned he would most likely assess his function as ODI captain after the World Cup.
“The captaincy for the ODIs, we’ve kind of shared around a little bit. We’ll get over there, and have a look at that,” he said.
Cummins said Mitchell Marsh, who has been appointed as Australia’s T20I captain, is the logical choice to succeed him in the role of the ODI leader.
“The good thing is we have a few options. (Mitchell Marsh) is probably the most obvious one if he’s doing the T20s as well. Off the field, he’s just a great people-person. His energy’s infectious, he’s great to hang around with, always good fun.”

Cummins assumed the role of Australia’s 50-over format captain in the previous year, succeeding Aaron Finch. However, his captaincy has been limited to just two out of the six ODIs that the team participated in during this time.
During Cummins’ absence, Josh Hazlewood temporarily took on the captaincy duties for a match against England.
Moreover, Steve Smith took over as captain for a three-match ODI series against India earlier this year. This change came about due to Cummins’ return to home following the unfortunate passing of his mother.
(With PTI inputs)