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Last Update: February 24, 2023, 23:03 IST
India captain Rohit Sharma and Australian skipper Pat Cummins met ahead of the series opener (AP Image)
The BCCI on Friday shared a tweet to show its support for Pat Cummins.
control board for Cricket In India (BCCI) Australia captain Pat Cummins has shared a message of support for his mother who is ill and is in palliative care. Cummins, who went to Australia after the second Test, will be at home with his family during difficult times and has been ruled out of the third Test in Indore.
Cummins said, “I have decided not to return to India at this time.”
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The BCCI shared a tweet on Friday to show its support for Cummins.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with @patcummins30 and his entire family at this testing time with @CricketAus,” the BCCI wrote.
Premier batsman Steve Smith will lead the Australian team in the absence of Cummins for the third Test in Indore. Smith has led the Australian team in the past, but lost his captaincy in 2018 following the infamous ball-tampering row.
Australia are desperate to bounce back in the series with the third Test match being shifted from Dharamsala to Indore. The visitors got some time to rework their plans and strategy against the Asian giants as the two matches would also decide the fate of the team. World Test Championship Final. The third Test match will start from 1 March.
Earlier, opener David Warner and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood were ruled out of the last two Tests as they are still recovering from their respective injuries.
Meanwhile, all-rounder Cameron Green has said that he is ‘100 per cent ready’ for the third Test after missing the first two matches due to a fractured finger.
The all-rounder was considered for the second Test in Delhi but was eventually ruled out on the eve of the match after suffering a minor concussion while batting in the nets.
“I was very close in the last match, but I think maybe having an extra week helped a lot, so I’m 100 per cent ready to go,” Green was quoted as saying by Fox Cricket.
“I think it is just a few instances in the nets where I would probably go for the sweep and just have the jerk (injured finger) on my bat. I went to sweep on a beautiful new ball, just caught the end of it and there was a bit of pain in the back of my finger, but other than that it’s been really great over the last two weeks, I’ve got a lot of confidence in it,” he said. .
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