Cummins to stay back in Australia, Steve Smith to lead side in ODI series
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Senior batter Steve Smith will lead Australia against India in the upcoming three-match ODI series as regular captain Pat Cummins, who lost his mother recently, will not return to the country for the white-ball contest.Cummins had left for home after the second Test in Delhi to take care of his mother Maria, who died of breast cancer last week.The first game of the three-match series will be played in Mumbai on March 17. "Pat won't be coming back, he's still taking care of what's happened back home," Australia coach Andrew McDonald said."Our thoughts are with Pat and his family as they go through that grieving process," Donald was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.Cricket Australia has not named any replacement for Cummins in the ...