Ahmedabad: Star batter Steve Smith will lead Australia in the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as Pat Cummins will miss the match against India, Cricket Australia said in a statement.
According to reports, Cummins, who departed the tour following the second Test in Delhi last month, will remain in Sydney where his mother Maria is ill with breast cancer and is in palliative care.
Cummins left India just hours after the second Test loss in Delhi, flying home to Sydney to be with his mother, Maria is ill with breast cancer and is in palliative care.
Steve Smith, who has been appointed captain for the Indore Test will continue to lead Australia in the Ahmedabad Test as well.
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