Cummins will go to Australia between Test series: Family member's health deteriorated
Cummins will go to Australia between Test series: Family member's health deteriorated, will return before Indore Test
Australia team captain Pat Cummins has returned to his home in Sydney after the defeat in the Delhi Test. There has been a health problem in Cummins' family, due to which he decided to go home in the middle of the tour. However, they will play the third Test to be played in Indore on 1 March. Australia is currently trailing 2-0 against India.
Cummins was the only fast bowler in Australia's playing XI in the Delhi Test. However, he did not bowl in the fourth innings. India easily chased down the target of 115 runs and won the match.
Cummins will play in Indore Test. However, if he is unable to come due to any reason, then the vice-captain of the team, Steve Smith, will lead. On two occasions, Smith has captained in the absence of Cummins. Cummins could not play the second Test of the 2021-22 Ashes in Adelaide due to Corona. He also missed the Day-Night Test against West Indies in 2022 due to a Thai injury. At that time Smith took command of the team.
Apart from Cummins, Australia has Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, who could return for the next match, while Scott Boland and Lance Morris are still with the squad. All-rounder Cameron Green has also recovered from his injury and is available for selection.
There are still two Test matches left in this series and Australia can win both of them to equalize 2-2. In such a situation, you can ask how did the trophy become in India's name only after winning two matches. The answer is that the last Border Gavaskar Trophy was won by India.
When a Test series between two teams is for a trophy, then even in the event of a draw, the trophy goes to the team that won it last time. The same happens in the Ashes.
However, with the kind of game that Team India is showing, there is every possibility that it can make a clean sweep in this series by 4-0.