In his absence, star batter Steve Smith will be donning the captaincy armband for the first Test at Perth, with Cummins now aiming to be fit for the second Test in Brisbane from December 4.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to field against Bangladesh at the ongoing Women's World Cup at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
Speedster Harshit Rana spilt the beans about the conversation that took place between him and India captain Shubman Gill and the role of former skipper Rohit Sharma that led to Mitchel Owen's dismissal in the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
England captain Harry Brook delivered a ballistic hundred to play the rescue act for his side at Mount Maunganui and shattered the world record for the highest percentage of team runs scored by an England batter in a completed men's ODI innings.
Australia are optimistic about having captain Alyssa Healy back for their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup semi-final against hosts India on Thursday (October 30), after she missed parts of their last league match due to a calf injury.
Australian captain Mitchell Marsh has hailed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for their unbeaten 168-run partnership and said that the hosts needed a partnership towards the back end and could not capitalise on a good platform, having been only three wickets down for 183 runs.
Ahead of the final clash, the coaches and captains of both finalists exuded excitement, mutual respect, and determination during a virtual press conference.
Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praise on India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer for his remarkable effort in the field to dismiss Alex Carey during the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday.
India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer sustained an injury while attempting to take a catch during the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bat against India in the final ODI of the three-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Australia's vice captain, Tahlia McGrath, believes her team's depth has been one of their biggest strengths at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, with different players stepping up in every game to keep their unbeaten run going
This marks a very rare instance of an active cricketer being given an administrative post. Shan's responsibilities as a part of this role were not revealed by PCB.