{"id":294310,"date":"2023-03-06T07:25:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T07:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/06\/steve-smith-to-lead-australia-in-4th-test-against-india-as-pat-cummins-stays-home-to-be-with-his-unwell-mother-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T07:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T07:25:51","slug":"steve-smith-to-lead-australia-in-4th-test-against-india-as-pat-cummins-stays-home-to-be-with-his-unwell-mother-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/06\/steve-smith-to-lead-australia-in-4th-test-against-india-as-pat-cummins-stays-home-to-be-with-his-unwell-mother-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Smith to lead Australia in 4th Test against India as Pat Cummins stays home to be with his unwell mother | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-98446093,imgsize-57730.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Australia<!-- -->&#8216;s Test captain <!-- -->Pat Cummins<!-- --> will continue to be around his unwell mother at home, which means <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-in-india\/australias-steve-smith-has-no-full-time-captaincy-ambition\/articleshow\/98404151.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_article-Steve Smith-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-in-india\/australias-steve-smith-has-no-full-time-captaincy-ambition\/articleshow\/98404151.cms\" frmappuse=\"1\">Steve Smith<\/a> will once again stand in as the team&#8217;s skipper for the fourth and last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Ahmedabad. <br \/>Cummins flew back home after the second Test in Delhi to be with his mother, and Smith led the side to victory in Indore. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Cricket-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cricket<\/a>.com.au reported that Cummins will remain in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Three ODIs follow the final Test and a decision on Cummins&#8217;s participation in those games will be taken later.<br \/>Smith had captained Australia to a nine-wicket win in Indore last week. India lead the series 2-1 and need a win to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.<br \/>With the victory in Indore, Australia secured their qualification for the WTC summit clash in London in June.<\/p>\n<p>According to cricket.com.au, Nathan Ellis has been brought in to replace the injured Jhye Richardson in Australia&#8217;s ODI squad.<br \/>The ODI series begins March 17. <br \/><span class=\"em \">(With agency inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n  );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    const { TimesApps } = window;\n    TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n      var scripts = [\n      'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n      'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-658129294',\n      'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-2.cms',\n      'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n      'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n    ];\n      scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n        let script = document.createElement('script');\n        script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n        if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (!false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n          script.src = url;\n        } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n          script.src = url;\n        }\n        script.async = true;\n        script.defer = true;\n        document.body.appendChild(script);\n      });\n    }\n  }\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-in-india\/steve-smith-to-lead-australia-in-4th-test-against-india-as-pat-cummins-stays-home-to-be-with-his-unwell-mother\/articleshow\/98446089.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Australia&#8216;s Test captain Pat Cummins will continue to be around his unwell mother at home, which means Steve Smith will once again stand in as the team&#8217;s skipper for the fourth and last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Ahmedabad. 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