Pat Cummins

Australia captain Pat Cummins will remain in Sydney and miss the third Test against India to be with his seriously ill mother.

[Cummins flew home to Australia on Sunday night](/sport/cricket/article-11770693/Test-cricket-star-Pat-Cummins-rushes-India-Australia-deal-family-issue.html), immediately after the team's second Test defeat to India in Delhi, to be around his family. 'I have decided against returning to India at this time as my mother is ill and in palliative care. Steve Smith will replace Cummins as captain for the third Test in Indore Pat Cummins will miss Australia's third Test of the series against India to remain in Sydney with his mother, who is receiving palliative care [Australia](/sport/australia-cricket/index.html) captain Pat Cummins will remain in [Sydney](/news/sydney/index.html) and miss the third Test against [India](/news/india/index.html) to be with his seriously ill mother. Pat Cummins will MISS Australia's third Test against India to remain with his ill mum in Sydney...with Steve Smith to skipper the side for the third time since losing captaincy in sandpapergate scandal

Pat Cummins mother illness: The Australian Test captain's critically ill mother is under palliative care at the moment.

Having led Australia in 36 times during the course of his 94-match Test career, Smith will be leading them for the third time since being officially named Cummins’ deputy. Born in New South Wales, it was quite a co-incidence that Cummins’ first Test at his home ground happened to coincide with Jane McGrath day. Cummins, who is currently at home with family to take care of his ailing mother, confirmed his absence from the upcoming third Test match against India in Indore this morning.

The Australian skipper's mother 'is ill and in palliative care', according to media reports..pat cummins. steve smith. india vs australia thrid test. indore ...

"It will be interesting to see which way the selectors go for this game." It will be the third time that Smith will lead Australia in Tests since he was reinstated as vice-captain in 2021 after Cummins took over from Tim Paine. The Australian skipper's mother "is ill and in palliative care", according to media reports.

Australia confirmed on Friday that Steve Smith will lead the Aussies in the 3rd Test after captain Pat Cummins decided against traveling back to India.

India won the second Test in Delhi by six wickets after the visitors collapsed on the score of 113 runs. [development](https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/heres-the-real-reason-why-pat-cummins-has-opted-out-of-india-vs-australia-3rd-test-articleshow.html) on Thursday evening, after he re-joined the Aussie squad in Delhi, following a four-day visit to Dubai with his wife Dani. India won the first Test by an innings and 132 runs after bowling out Australia for 91 runs in their second batting innings. On Friday evening, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their official Twitter handle and said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with @patcummins30 and his entire family during these testing times”. Australia confirmed that their captain Pat Cummins will miss the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after he decided against returning to India. However, the 29-year-old explained in a

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Steve Smith will lead Australia in the 3rd Test and, according to Australian media, Cummins might miss the 4th and final Test, starting March 9, in Ahmedabad. In the captain's absence, Mitchell Starc, who is expected to be ready for Indore, could be leading the attack for the Aussies. Cummins led Australia in the first two Tests but he chose not to return for the 3rd Test, starting March 1 in Indore due to the family illness.

Smith has captained Australia in 34 Tests between 2014 and 2018, including Australia's most recent Test tour of India in 2017, a controversy-marred campaign in ...

He was supposed to return back from home because there was a nine-day break between the second Test match in New Delhi to the third Test match in Indore. In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series he has scored 71 runs in four innings at an average of 23.66. Cummins had to fly back home to Sydney after losing the second Test match, explaining in a statement that his mother 'is ill and in palliative care'.

It has been reported that Cummins' mother is in palliative care, prompting the cricketer to forgo his return to India for the third Test.

He has also been appointed captain of the ODI squad for the upcoming series in India. Overall, Smith has captained Australia in 36 matches, with 34 of them occurring during the 2014-18 period prior to the ball-tampering scandal. Australia captain Pat Cummins will be absent from the third India-Australia Test Match, set to take place in Indore from 1 March, according to cricket.com.au's report on Friday.

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins will miss the third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India to be with his seriously ill mother.

“I have decided against returning to India at this time as my mother is ill and in palliative care. [Pat Cummins ruled out of third Test in India due to family illness](https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/pat-cummins-ruled-out-of-third-test-in-india-due-to-family-illness/news-story/b7e77593b30c014635a869cb473df244) Australian Test captain Pat Cummins will miss the third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India to be with his seriously ill mother.

The news about Pat Cummins and his mother drew some comments that were downright disgusting. Read more here.

After Australia lost the second Test, Cummins took a flight to Sydney to visit his sick mother. He was expected to fly back to India for the third Test, which ...

In Indore, Cummins would be immediately replaced by star bowler Mitchell Starc, who missed the first two Test matches. After Australia lost the second Test, Cummins took a flight to Sydney to visit his sick mother. Steve Smith will likely take over as series leader in his absence.

The sight of Steve Smith captaining Australia again will be grating for some. Read more here.

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Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the third Test in India after returning home to be with his ailing mother in Sydney, Cricket Australia said on ...

I appreciate the overwhelming support I have received from Cricket Australia and my teammates. “I feel I am best being here with my family. Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the third Test in India after returning home to be with his ailing mother in Sydney, Cricket Australia said on Friday.

Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie says Pat Cummins should be afforded time to be with his sick mother and not be asked to return for the fourth ...

moving forward, it might just be a really good opportunity for Pat Cummins to spend important time, precious time, with close family and friends. Be a brother, just be around your family. Cummins was the only seam-bowling option for Australia in the second Test, after going into the first Test with just Cummins and Scott Boland on turning decks. - Jason Gillespie said Pat Cummins should stay home and not return to India to play the fourth Test Australian captain Pat Cummins should be given the opportunity to sit out the rest of the Test series in India, former fast bowler Jason Gillespie says. Pat Cummins should be allowed to sit out the rest of the India series, Jason Gillespie saysBy

Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy doesn't want Pat Cummins to lead Australia for long and instead would like to see him finish his career as a ...

[Travis Head](/topic/travis-head), and star all-rounder [Glenn Maxwell](/topic/glenn-maxwell)as the likely options to lead Australia in the future. [Pat Cummins](/topic/pat-cummins). Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy doesn't want Pat Cummins to lead Australia for long and instead would like to see him finish his career as a tearaway fast bowler.