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“Stay strong”- Twitter reacts as Pat Cummins will miss 3rd Test vs India to be with his mother; Steve Smith to lead the side

It will be the third time Smith will take the leadership role since he was reinstated as vice-captain in 2021 after Cummins was given the job from Tim Paine.

by Gouri Das
February 24, 2023, 7:05 PM IST
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Pat Cummins will miss 3rd Test vs India to be with his mother; Steve Smith to lead the side

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Australia skipper Pat Cummins is set to miss the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be with his mother who is seriously ill and in palliative care. The third Test is slated to start on March 5 in Indore and vice-captain Smith Smith will lead the side. Cummins left India and flew to Sydney a couple of hours later after losing the second Test. He was expected to return to India on the weekend to join the side but he has decided to remain with his family.

“I have decided against returning to India at this time as my mother is ill and in palliative care. I feel I am best being here with my family,” Cummins said. “I appreciate the overwhelming support I have received from Cricket Australia and my teammates. Thanks for your understanding.”

Feel for Pat Cummins. There are relationships that greatly transcend our sport and wish him and his family the togetherness they must crave for.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 24, 2023

Australia are hoping Cummins will be back for the final Test in Ahmedabad. The 29-year-old was also named the captain for the three-match ODI series following the conclusion of the Tests, starting March 17. But it remains to be seen if he will return to India or not.

In his place, Steve Smith will captain the side. This is not the first time he will lead his team in Cummins’ absence as he has done the same twice. So it will be the third time Smith will take the leadership role since he was reinstated as vice-captain in 2021 after Cummins was given the job from Tim Paine.

Check how Twitter reacted to Pat Cummins’ leaving the 3rd Test and Steve Smith’s taking the captaincy role:

Thoughts with Pat Cummins at the moment as his mother is very unwell and in palliative care.

Pat didn't seem himself in the series and it's now clear why. You never know what someone might be going through. All the best to he & his family.#INDvAUS

— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) February 24, 2023

My sympathies to him. I hope we don't see people criticizing him for prioritizing being with his mother at this difficult time, over playing cricket. Sport is important but family takes precedence.

— Nikunj Dixit (@srt1205) February 24, 2023

Similar scenario Kohli left midway, Cummins leaving midway, will Smith do what Rahane did a comeback in Indore! Hope it's an evenly contested test.

— Daks (@dmukkavilli) February 24, 2023

All our thoughts are with Pat Cummins and his family at this time ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Yc9v2jreM1

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 24, 2023

Our thoughts and prayers are with Pat Cummins and his family 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hLYrLqcOJg

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 24, 2023

We should respect Pat Cummins' decision to leave India in the middle of the BGT as it is a personal choice. It's understandable that during these challenging times, players' minds may not be fully focused on the game, and we should not criticize them for their decisions. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/m4dXsXoleD

— The Cricket Statistician (@CricketSatire) February 24, 2023

Pat Cummins will spend more time with his seriously ill mother.

A very tough time for Cummins, hope his mother recovers soon!

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 24, 2023

Pat Cummins mother is very ill
Stat strong @patcummins30 https://t.co/zQXI4dNS03

— Aarsh (@arsxxhyyy_) February 24, 2023

Wonder how all the dickheads who chatted shit about Pat Cummins leaving the tour early feel now after finding out his mother is in palliative care

— Josh 🏆🏆 (@JoshieF97) February 24, 2023

Related: “Well dear, again that heartbreak”- Unhappy Twitter fans react as Australia shatter India’s World Cup dream again

Ian Healy wants Pat Cummins to leave captaincy to focus on bowling

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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series was considered the real test for Pat Cummins as a captain. Prior to the India series, Australia had been formidable against teams like England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and West Indies.

But knowing that Australia have never won a series since 2004, there was quite an excitement about whether the number one Test side will finally end their victory drought. But so far, only a one-sided match was witnessed in both the Tests as Aussie batters fell flat in front of the Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja on brutal Indian turning tracks.

Tearaway pacer Cummins is intimidating in Australian conditions but he couldn’t produce much on the spin-friendly pitches. And that is why former Aussie skipper Ian Healy urged him to leave captaincy to focus on his fast-bowling skills.

“I don’t want him carrying the burden of so much captaincy for too long. I want him to finish (as just a bowler). The captaincy creates burnout and four to five is a long time as a captain,” Ian Healy said.

Cummins has played 49 Tests so far and has bagged 217 wickets at an average of 21.51, including eight five-wicket hauls. He scalped just three wickets in the two Tests and recently lost his number spot in ICC Men’s Test bowling ranking to England’s 40-year-old star pacer James Anderson.

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Gouri Das

Gouri Das

Gouri Das is a cricket writer at FirstSportz. Despite always being a sporty kid, she disliked being inactive in one place for a long time to watch a match. But after the Ind vs Pak match of the 2016 Asia Cup, she rather got glued to the TV screen. That year she watched the major cricket tournaments, WWE matches, and the Olympics (especially Usain Bolt's races). After reading about the big names in tennis and becoming an ardent follower, she dreams of visiting Wimbledon one day.

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