The Aussie media had earlier reported that Cummins did not want to take the pressure off the ODI captain due to a lot of matches. Mitchell Marsh also said ‘no’ directly to the captain’s proposal. Warner was banned for one year for ball-tampering in the Cape Town Test in 2018. He was also banned from leading Australia for life. The Aussie media reported that Cricket Australia (CA) could amend one of its own rules to make Warner the ODI captain. In the end, nothing happened. Cummins had to take over as ODI captain.

Cummins, however, does not play odIs regularly. He also did not play in Australia’s last two series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand. Cricket Australia (CA) has given him the captaincy keeping in mind the 2023 ODI World Cup to be held in India. “I’ve always enjoyed playing under Finch and learned a lot from his leadership qualities,” Cummins said. A number of important gaps have to be filled. But we are very lucky that the ODI team is full of experience. ‘