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"Better Than What Pat Cummins Would Have...": Ravi Shastri's Big Compliment For Steve Smith, The Captain

Steve Smith is leading Australia in the third Test against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He replaced regular captain Pat Cummins, who is in Australia to be by his ailing mother's side. Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes that Smith always raises his game whenever he is the captain. Notably, Smith was earlier the Australia captain until a ball-tampering incident in South Africa saw him getting stripped of captaincy.

"Mum Loved Watching...": Pat Cummins 'Amazed' By England's Barmy Army's Gesture For Ailing Mother

Australia captain Pat Cummins had confirmed last week that he will not be returning India for the third Test against the hosts, starting from March 1 in Indore. Cummins, who had flown to Sydney after India's win in the second Test, had revealed that his mother, Maria, had entered palliative care. Since then, cricket fans have flooded social media with heartfelt posts for Cummins and his mother. On Saturday, England's Barmy Army posted a heartwarming video where a rendition of the song, ' Maria' from the movie, West Side Story was played in support of Cummins' mother Maria.

"Awfully Inconsistent, Irrational": Australia Great Lays Into Pat Cummins' Team

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes sweeping is the not only way to survive against spinners on Indian pitches, instead, a batter needs to have good footwork to thrive against tweakers in sub-continent conditions. Australia's predetermined sweep ploy to tackle Indian spinners failed miserably as the hosts have won the first two Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with two more matches left in the series. "Sweeping regularly is not the answer to playing good spin bowling, and anyone who says so is talking through his hat," Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo.com.

Handscomb says Australia can deal with absence of Cummins, Warner

Australia's Peter Handscomb believes the absence of captain Pat Cummins and batter David Warner will make life tougher when they face India in the third test starting in Indore on Wednesday but the return of Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc was "exciting".

"Don't Want Him Carrying...": Australia Great Gives Verdict On Pat Cummins' Captaincy

Former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy doesn't want tearaway fast bowler Pat Cummins "carrying burden of captaincy". Cummins, who was appointed Test captain in November of 2021 and ODI skipper late last year, enjoys a strong winning record as captain of the Australian team. However, with Australia 0-2 down against India in the ongoing four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Cummins' leadership credentials have come into question. The 29-year-old was also dethroned as the no. 1 bowler in Test cricket by evergreen James Anderson.

Australia captain Cummins to miss Indore test to be with ailing mother

MELBOURNE :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.

Pat Cummins Won't Return To India For Third Test Of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Steve Smith May Lead

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, which is scheduled to beging in Indore from March 1. Cummins, who flew home to Sydney following Australia's defeat in the second Test due to his mother's illness, was expected to return to India for the third Test beginning Wednesday. However, the 29-year-old has confirmed that he would not be available for the Indore Test due to his mother's illness. In his absence, Steve Smith is expected to lead the series.

"So Little Experience Captaining On...": Australia Great On Pat Cummins' Acumen As Skipper

Australian great Geoff Lawson has blamed captain Pat Cummins' lack of knowledge of spinning tracks and assistant coach Daniel Vettori's inadequate inputs for the team's woeful performance in India. India have won the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy inside three days, with their spin-bowling duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja doing the maximum damage. Australia lost the opening Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 run, while the second match in New Delhi saw the tourists faring a little better but the outcome was the same -- a six-wicket win for India.

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"Better Than What Pat Cummins Would Have...": Ravi Shastri's Big Compliment For Steve Smith, The Captain

"Mum Loved Watching...": Pat Cummins 'Amazed' By England's Barmy Army's Gesture For Ailing Mother

"Awfully Inconsistent, Irrational": Australia Great Lays Into Pat Cummins' Team

Handscomb says Australia can deal with absence of Cummins, Warner

"Don't Want Him Carrying...": Australia Great Gives Verdict On Pat Cummins' Captaincy

Australia captain Cummins to miss Indore test to be with ailing mother

Pat Cummins Won't Return To India For Third Test Of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Steve Smith May Lead

"So Little Experience Captaining On...": Australia Great On Pat Cummins' Acumen As Skipper