The Veteran Australian player Pat Cummins has opened up about his future in One Day International cricket. The right-arm fast bowler revealed that he will take stock of his ODI future after the 2023 World Cup and hinted at various players stepping up as captain in the run-up to the mega tournament.
Since succeeding Aaron Finch as Australia’s ODI captain last November, Pat Cummins has led them only once across formats. The 30-year-old is also serving as the Test captain, so he may hand over the reins of the ODI team to Mitchell Marsh, who has replaced Aaron Finch as the T20s captain. When Pat Cummins was asked about his ODI future, he said that he has not thought about it yet and that Australia has enough candidates to serve as the interim captain.
He elaborated:
“I haven‘t thought about it too much to be honest. We’ll play this World Cup and then assess it after that. The captaincy for the ODIs has been kind of shared around a little bit. Smithy‘s done a couple, Joshy Hazlewood’s done one, Mitchy’s there, Alex Carey’s there as well, so I think we’ll get over there, have a look at that.”
Cummins Added:
“The good thing is we’ve got a few options. (Marsh) is probably the most obvious one if he’s doing the T20s as well. I wouldn’t be surprised with the number of ODIs before the World Cup whether some guys might miss a game as well. If Mitchy misses one, someone else might step up,”
The New South Wales bowler missed the three-match ODI series against India earlier this year due to the death of his mother. Steve Smith, who also captained the last two Tests, took charge of the side in the ODIs.
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“It’s Not Too Bad” – Pat Cummins On His Wrist Injury
Speaking about his wrist injury sustained during the 2023 Ashes series, Pat Cummins highlighted that it is not very serious and he is confident of playing in the World Cup. He added:
“It’s not too bad. I’ll head over to South Africa at the back-end of that leg, but we’re probably looking more at those one-dayers ahead of the World Cup. It shouldn’t be too bad. Another few weeks and it’ll be right. I’ll keep it in a brace for a few weeks and it’ll be fine.”
Australia’s tour of South Africa starts on August 30, with the T20I series.
