Australian skipper Pat Cummins has shared his thoughts on his one-day international (ODI) cricket career. The fast bowler mentioned that he will assess his ODI future after the 2023 World Cup. He suggested that other players might take on leadership roles in matches leading to the tournament. After taking over from Aaron Finch as Australia’s ODI captain in November of last year, Cummins has captained the team in this format just once.
Given that he also holds the role of Test captain, he might pass on the leadership of the one-day squad to Mitchell Marsh, who has stepped in as T20I captain after Finch. In response to questions about his future in ODIs, Cummins stated that he hasn’t considered it yet and pointed out that Australia has several potential options to act as interim captains.
As reported by Fox Sports, he explained:
“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.”
“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,” Pat Cummins added.
The New South Wales bowler was absent from the three-match ODI series against India earlier this year due to the passing of his mother. Smith, who also led the team in the final two Tests, assumed the captaincy in the ODIs.
“It’s not too bad” – Pat Cummins discusses his wrist injury
Regarding the wrist injury sustained in the 2023 Ashes series, Cummins emphasized that it’s not excessively serious and expressed confidence in his participation in the World Cup.
“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.”
The Australian tour of South Africa commences on August 30th, commencing with the T20I series.
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