Pat Cummins set to miss Sri Lanka tour, explains desire to be at home with family
1 week ago

Pat Cummins set to miss Sri Lanka tour, explains desire to be at home with family

India Today  

Australian captain Pat Cummins has hinted at the possibility of skipping the upcoming Sri Lanka Test series, scheduled for January 29 and February 6, as he prepares to welcome his second child. The star fast bowler, whose wife Becky is due to give birth later this month, expressed a strong desire to prioritise being with his family during this significant time. "When you go out you just want to play well and of course there's going to be pressure, but you don't want to forget that what mum and dad used to say to us every time we went and played as kids, was to go and enjoy it. Reflecting on the birth of his first child, Albie, Cummins expressed regret for missing the early weeks of his son's life while playing in a World Cup.

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AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Cummins lauds teammates for ‘huge win’, hints at missing Sri Lanka tour
4 days ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Cummins lauds teammates for ‘huge win’, hints at missing Sri Lanka tour

The Hindu  

A wide grin plastered on his face, Pat Cummins strode into the press-conference hall at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. I felt it was kind of see-sawing throughout the whole series, so to finish it at 3-1 and to hold the trophy is an amazing feeling.” Reflecting on the last few months, Cummins said: “We grew up watching Test …

Australia captain Pat Cummins likely to miss Sri Lanka Test tour
1 week ago

Australia captain Pat Cummins likely to miss Sri Lanka Test tour

The Hindu  

Australia captain Pat Cummins hinted that he may skip the tour of Sri Lanka later this month to be present for the birth of his second child. “It’s pretty hard to plan exactly the day, but definitely,” Cummins told The Daily Telegraph ahead of the fifth and final Test against India, starting here on Friday. Try your best, but make …

Australia vs India: Pat Cummins backs Steve Smith to find form after early struggles
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Australia vs India: Pat Cummins backs Steve Smith to find form after early struggles

India Today  

Australian captain Pat Cummins has backed vice captain Steve Smith to rediscover his form ahead of the third Test against India, which begins in Brisbane on December 14. The Australian vice captain's recent struggles include a top score of just 17 in his last six Test innings. Comparisons have been drawn between Smith's current series against India and the 2020–21 …

IND vs AUS: Pat Cummins wary of Indian challenge in BGT, makes special mention for SRH teammate before Perth Test
1 month, 2 weeks ago

IND vs AUS: Pat Cummins wary of Indian challenge in BGT, makes special mention for SRH teammate before Perth Test

Live Mint  

Not winning a Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the last 10 years doesn't bother Pat Cummins too much as the Australian captain welcomed the Indian challenge on Thursday ahead of the first Test in Perth. Interestingly, both Australia and India will be led by fast bowling captains, a rare view probably for the first time in several decades. While Cummins will lead …

Cummins Hints at Pitch Preferences for India Series
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cummins Hints at Pitch Preferences for India Series

India Today  

Australian captain Pat Cummins expresses his hope for a balanced Test series against India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. He acknowledges that pitch preparation is beyond his control but expresses his desire for a fair contest between bat and ball. The series will mark Cummins' first Test series against India on home soil as captain, and he has previously …

Pat Cummins reveals the big regret that's changed him ahead of the birth of his second child - as he prepares to make a sacrifice for the new baby
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Pat Cummins reveals the big regret that's changed him ahead of the birth of his second child - as he prepares to make a sacrifice for the new baby

Daily Mail  

Pat Cummins has revealed what made him take the big decision to spend more time at home after his second child is born - even if means he has to miss out on playing Test cricket for Australia. The Australian Test skipper is expecting his second child with wife Becky in January or early February, around the time the Aussies …

Pat Cummins | The atypical Aussie captain
1 year, 1 month ago

Pat Cummins | The atypical Aussie captain

The Hindu  

Pat Cummins wears a broad smile as he stands awkwardly on the makeshift stage, the ODI World Cup trophy held low in his hands. The Australian cricket team had only just ripped the script of India’s fairytale campaign and its captain was politely waiting for the dignitaries to leave the platform before the team could rush in and together lift …

Pat Cummins eyes return during ODI series against India in September
1 year, 4 months ago

Pat Cummins eyes return during ODI series against India in September

The Hindu  

Recovering from a left wrist injury, Australia captain Pat Cummins on Tuesday said he is eyeing a return to international cricket during his side’s three-match ODI series against India in late September, ahead of the ODI World Cup. Another few weeks and it’ll be right,” said Cummins, sounding hopeful of him playing in the World Cup to be held in …

Australia captain Pat Cummins at risk of missing 3-match ODI series vs India due to suspected broken wrist
1 year, 5 months ago

Australia captain Pat Cummins at risk of missing 3-match ODI series vs India due to suspected broken wrist

India Today  

Australia skipper Pat Cummins could miss the three-match ODI series against India next month having played the fifth Ashes Test with a suspected broken wrist. However, after playing six Tests in two months, including the World Test Championship final against India, Cummins was expected to take some time off. CA is likely to announce the squads for Australia's upcoming white-ball …

IND vs AUS: Steve Smith named captain for ODI series as Pat Cummins remains in Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

IND vs AUS: Steve Smith named captain for ODI series as Pat Cummins remains in Australia

India Today  

Steve Smith is set to lead Australia in their upcoming one-day international series against India in Pat Cummins’ absence. Australia head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed that Cummins would be staying back in Australia and would miss the three-match ODI series against India. Meanwhile, Australia opener David Warner has been declared fit for the ODI series as well after picking up …

Steve Smith to captain Australia in fourth Test in India as Pat Cummins remains at home
1 year, 10 months ago

Steve Smith to captain Australia in fourth Test in India as Pat Cummins remains at home

The Independent  

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IND vs AUS, 4th Test: Pat Cummins Ruled Out, Steve Smith to Lead Australia in Ahmedabad
1 year, 10 months ago

IND vs AUS, 4th Test: Pat Cummins Ruled Out, Steve Smith to Lead Australia in Ahmedabad

News 18  

Australia captain Pat Cummins won’t be leading the team in fourth and the final Test against India, starting March 9 in Ahmedabad. In Cummins’ absence, Steve Smith will captain the side in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. “Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad to remain in Australia with his …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Steve Smith set to lead Australia in 4th Test in Pat Cummins's absence
1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Steve Smith set to lead Australia in 4th Test in Pat Cummins's absence

India Today  

Steve Smith will lead Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India as captain Pat Cummins continues to stay at home. Although Smith insisted that his full-time captaincy is over, will again lead the visitors in the fourth and final Test as Australia look to level the series. Australian team management has not yet taken a call …

Australia captain Pat Cummins rules himself out of fourth Test in India
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia captain Pat Cummins rules himself out of fourth Test in India

ABC  

Australia captain Pat Cummins will remain in Sydney to support his seriously ill mother, ruling himself out of the fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad. Key points: Cummins's mother Maria is in palliative care Steve Smith will captain Australia in Cummins's absence The fourth Test begins on Thursday Cummins returned home after Australia's second-Test defeat in Delhi to …

India vs Australia: Steve Smith revels in captaincy but says 'it's Pat Cummins' team now'
1 year, 10 months ago

India vs Australia: Steve Smith revels in captaincy but says 'it's Pat Cummins' team now'

Firstpost  

Australia were well beaten in the first two Tests but despite leading them to victory in Indore, Steve Smith fully expects to hand the reins reins back to Pat Cummins Indore: Steve Smith said his captaincy “time is done” after leading Australia to a famous Test win in India on Friday, with regular skipper Pat Cummins back home with his …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Pat Cummins out of third Test, Steve Smith set to lead in Indore
1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Pat Cummins out of third Test, Steve Smith set to lead in Indore

India Today  

Australia captain Pat Cummins has revealed that he wouldn't be returning to India in time for the third Border-Gavaskar trophy Test on Friday. It was believed that the pacer would return in time for the third Test in Indore, given that there was a big gap. In Cummins' absence, Steve Smith is set to lead the side in Indore. Cummins' …

Don't want Pat Cummins carrying the burden of so much captaincy for too long, says Ian Healy
1 year, 10 months ago

Don't want Pat Cummins carrying the burden of so much captaincy for too long, says Ian Healy

India Today  

Former wicketkeeper Ian Healy said that he doesn't want Pat Cummins to carry the burden of captaincy for too long and would like to see him finish as a bowler. Speaking on SENQ’s "Pat and Heals," as quoted by Sportskeeda, Healy commented on Cummins' captaincy and said that he doesn't want to see the pacer carry the burden for too …

India vs Australia: BCCI sends message of support to Pat Cummins amid family illness
1 year, 10 months ago

India vs Australia: BCCI sends message of support to Pat Cummins amid family illness

India Today  

The Indian cricket board on Friday, February 24 sent a message of support to Australia captain Pat Cummins, who returned home to Sydney from Delhi to be with his ailing mother. 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. Steve …

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia captain Pat Cummins to leave India mid-series over private family matter
1 year, 10 months ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia captain Pat Cummins to leave India mid-series over private family matter

India Today  

Australia captain Pat Cummins will fly back home in the middle of the high-profile India vs Australia Test series to attend a private family matter, Australian media reported in the early hours of Monday, 20 February. Under the leadership of Cummins, Australia have not fared well in the subcontinent in the ongoing tour, losing back to back Test matches. Australia …

David Warner, Steve Smith should not be made Australia captains: Mitchell Johnson
2 years, 3 months ago

David Warner, Steve Smith should not be made Australia captains: Mitchell Johnson

India Today  

Former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson reckoned that Pat Cummins may not be able to handle the workload of captaining Australia in all three formats. Johnson said that Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, and Cameron Green are options for the Australian captaincy. However, Johnson was of the opinion that Australia would be better off not handing captaincy responsibilities to Steve Smith or …

After Ashes cakewalk, Pat Cummins prepares for slow grind in Pakistan
2 years, 10 months ago

After Ashes cakewalk, Pat Cummins prepares for slow grind in Pakistan

The Hindu  

Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his Ashes-winning team will have to alter their approach and be prepared to grind out success on their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years. Cummins oversaw Australia's 4-1 romp against England in his first series in charge, but vastly different conditions await them in the three-Test series in Pakistan beginning in Rawalpindi on Mar. …

Ashes: Pat Cummins allowed to return home to Sydney after missing Adelaide Test due to Covid scare
3 years ago

Ashes: Pat Cummins allowed to return home to Sydney after missing Adelaide Test due to Covid scare

India Today  

Australia captain Pat Cummins has been given the green light by the team management and its medical team to return home to Sydney after he was ruled out of the Adelaide Test for being a close contact of a COVID-19 case. Cummins, who took over as the Test captain after Tim Paine announced on his indefinite break earlier this month, …

Cummins out of 2nd Ashes test due to COVID-19 exposure
3 years ago

Cummins out of 2nd Ashes test due to COVID-19 exposure

India TV News  

Australia captain Pat Cummins will not play in the second Ashes test against England after being deemed a close contact of a person who returned a positive Covid-19 test. Less than three hours before the toss for the day-night test at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, Cricket Australia said in a statement that Cummins was dining in a restaurant Wednesday night …

Australia captain Pat Cummins ruled out of second Ashes test
3 years ago

Australia captain Pat Cummins ruled out of second Ashes test

The Hindu  

Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the second Ashes test in Adelaide later on Thursday after being identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case, Cricket Australia said. READ: Cricket Australia confirmed media reports that the fast bowler was dining at an Adelaide restaurant on Wednesday night where a positive COVID-19 case was identified. " Cummins, …

Ashes: Australia captaincy comes sooner than expected but Cummins is a quick learner
3 years, 1 month ago

Ashes: Australia captaincy comes sooner than expected but Cummins is a quick learner

The Hindu  

Pat Cummins’s promotion to the Australian captaincy may have come sooner than he bargained for, but for the nation’s fast bowlers the appointment is long overdue. While Tim Paine’s resignation in the wake of a ‘sexting’ scandal was the clincher, the seeds of Cummins's captaincy were sowed over three years ago during the Newlands ball-tampering scandal. Smith’s two-year leadership ban …

Pat Cummins not interested in Australia's white-ball captaincy: It's too much to ask, certainly of me
3 years, 1 month ago

Pat Cummins not interested in Australia's white-ball captaincy: It's too much to ask, certainly of me

India Today  

Australia's new Test captain Pat Cummins has no interest in leading the national white-ball teams and just wants to focus on his job in red-ball cricket at the moment, the fast bowler made it clear on Saturday. Cummins was appointed the Test captain after Tim Paine stepped down from the post following a "sexting" scandal that has rocked Australian cricket …

Pat Cummins Named Australia Test Captain; Steve Smith His Deputy
3 years, 1 month ago

Pat Cummins Named Australia Test Captain; Steve Smith His Deputy

The Quint  

“I hope I can provide the same leadership Tim has given the group in the past few years. “With Steve and I as captains, a number of very senior players in this squad and some great young talent coming through we are a strong and tightly knit group. While, Smith said he is looking forward to assisting Cummins in his …

Shane Warne backs Pat Cummins, says time is right to make him Australia Test captain
3 years, 1 month ago

Shane Warne backs Pat Cummins, says time is right to make him Australia Test captain

Firstpost  

“For me, the time is right to make Pat Cummins captain, something I thought even before the events of Friday unfolded,” Warne wrote in Australia’s The Daily Telegraph Melbourne: Spin legend Shane Warne has backed Pat Cummins to be Australia’s next Test captain, saying the time is right for the pace spearhead to take over the role from Tim Paine. …

‘Respected’ Cummins primed for Australia captaincy - Gilchrist
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Respected’ Cummins primed for Australia captaincy - Gilchrist

The Hindu  

Pat Cummins should have first shot at Australia’s Test captaincy in the wake of Tim Paine’s resignation, having won the respect of his team-mates as a leader, former skipper Adam Gilchrist has said. “I think he’s had a huge amount of respect from everyone, really - particularly from his team-mates, so I think that’s the way they will lean.” ‘Integral …

Cummins should be named Australia's Test captain: Shane Warne
3 years, 1 month ago

Cummins should be named Australia's Test captain: Shane Warne

The Hindu  

Former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne said the time is right for fast bowler Pat Cummins to succeed Tim Paine as captain of the test team and blood Josh Inglis as the side's next wicketkeeper. "For me, the time is right to make Pat Cummins captain, something I thought even before the events of Friday unfolded," Warne wrote in Australia's The …

Pat Cummins expects Tests to be more fiery than ODIs, T20Is
4 years ago

Pat Cummins expects Tests to be more fiery than ODIs, T20Is

The Hindu  

There has been a lot of goodwill and friendliness going around this Australia-India summer so far. After the cordial commune of the ODIs and T20Is, Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins expects the Test series, starting with the day-night game in Adelaide from December 17, to bring the aggression out. READ: Rohit Sharma's absence certainly impacted the Indians “I wouldn't be …

Pat Cummins and fiance Becky Boston open up their beautiful estate in self-isolation
4 years, 8 months ago

Pat Cummins and fiance Becky Boston open up their beautiful estate in self-isolation

Daily Mail  

Pat Cummins and his partner Becky Boston have shown off their beautiful home as the cricket star prepares for the IPL season in India, which could be postponed indefinitely. Pat Cummins with his fiance Becky Boston and their dog Norman ride in their farm buggy on their property in the Southern Highlands Cummins proposed to long-time partner Boston during a …

Pat Cummins: If I'm bowling well, my actions need not be intimidating
4 years, 10 months ago

Pat Cummins: If I'm bowling well, my actions need not be intimidating

The Hindu  

He doesn’t go through the motions of pulling the ignition cord to rev up something like Brett Lee. I feel if I’m in control of how I’m bowling, I don’t need to try and be intimidatory with my actions.” Hailing from the lower Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney, Cummins started playing grade cricket for Penrith when he was about …

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