Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the upcoming fourth Test match against Australia which is scheduled to start on March 09 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Cummins, who left for Australia after the completion of the second Test match in Delhi, will remain in his homeland as his mother is in palliative care. In his absence, Steve Smith, who marshaled his troops exceedingly well in Indore, will continue to lead the Baggy Greens.
Cummins, who is also Australia's ODI captain, might miss the upcoming one-day series against India. However, no official confirmation has been communicated by Cricket Australia regarding Cummins' availability for the white-ball series.
Meanwhile, the Baggy Greens suffered another injury setback as young pacer Jhye Richardson was ruled out of the ODI series with a left hamstring issue. Nathan Ellis has been named as Richardson's replacement.
Meanwhile, Steve Smith-led Australia made a comeback in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a resounding nine-wicket victory in spin-friendly conditions at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. The 76-run target did not trouble confident Australian batters as India lost the Test in the first session and chased the target down easily. India still leads the series 2-1 after having secured wins in the first two matches of the series.
The first two Test matches between India and Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series came to an end within three days. The Nagpur Test yielded result in eight sessions and the Delhi Test also produced result in the same time. The Indore Test came to an end in just seven sessions.
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