Australia Fast bowler Pat Cummins will recall the upcoming White-Ball series against India and New Zealand due to low back injury. The team is managing the Cummins carefully, as an inflammatory-up 2025-26 can endanger its preparation for the Ashes series which is later in this summer at home in this summer.
Earlier this year, Cummins left the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to manage his charge. Australian Pacer depicted the entire 2025 IPL. He led the Australia team in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 against South Africa and in all three Tests against the West Indies.
Cummins was rested from the Caribbean White-Ball Series, but the demand schedule took a toll on his body. Pacer experienced back pain, and the medical scan revealed “a level of stress of the wood”.
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Pat Cummins denied the white-ball series against India
Cricket Australia confirmed that Pat Cummins experienced back pain during the recent break. He has been dropped from the upcoming limited over series against India and New Zealand. Cummins will continue his rehabilitation, with his return to bowling and planned as part of ash preparation.
Cricket Australia’s statement said, “Cummins will not be considered for the upcoming limited-over series against India (or New Zealand) and will continue his rehabilitation plan with a return to bowling to determine as part of their ash preparation.”
Medical assessment confirmed that injury is not a stress fracture. This would require surgery and sidelined it for months, as was experienced by Cameron Green, which was out for about six months.
Australia to host India for three Odis and five T20s in October-November 2025
Australia will host India in an ODI series of three matches in Perth on October 19, followed by a five -match T20I series starting from October 29. Veteran Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will return to India’s lineup after a six -month gap.
The tour begins with three ODIs from October 19 at Perth. After Odis, the focus will move to the five -match T20I series starting from October 29.
The T20I series will be important for Australia, which has recently been strong against West Indies and South Africa. Australia is a malignant side for 2026 T20 World Cup In India and Sri Lanka,
Pat Cummins is in danger of missing start of Ashes 2025-26 series
Pat Cummins is also missing the Ashes 2025-26 series. Since becoming the captain of Australia about four years ago, he has missed only two tests due to injury. Only Nathan Leone has played in more matches since Cummins’s return in 2017.
Pat Cummins has been a consistent artist in the Ashes, almost all of the last 20 Tests of Australia against England, including every match at home in 2017-18 and tourism in 2019 and 2023. He will expect to continue that line in the 2025–26 series.
Scott Bolland may provide a possible replacement, but losing cummins would be a major setback for Australia. Josh Hazelwood (34), Mitchell Starc (35), and Bolland (36) will build a bowling attack if Cummins remember the match.
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