Pat Cummins revealed that he aims to make a comeback from his wrist injury in the three-match ODI series against India in September ahead of the ICC World Cup.
Cummins suffered a fractured wrist during the final Ashes Test against England. He is wearing a cast on his wrist and is looking at a six-week recovery time.
Although he wants to participate in the ODI leg of the South Africa tour starting on September 7, the three-match ODI series in India before the World Cup from September 22 could potentially see him return to action.
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What did Pat Cummins say about his injury and potential comeback?
"It's not too bad," Cummins said while speaking at a partnership announcement between Cricket Australia and HCLTech.
"I'll head over to South Africa at the backend of that leg, but probably more those one-dayers ahead of the World Cup. Another few weeks and I'll be right.
"It hurt day one when I did it and hurt a lot when I was batting but didn't think it was too bad. With each day it got a bit sorer, so knew it was probably bone as opposed to muscle."
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What did Pat Cummins say about Mitchell Marsh's captaincy qualities?
Cummins endorsed Mitchell Marsh's leadership qualities, who was named the new T20I captain. He mentioned that Marsh is a suitable option for leading the ODI side against South Africa in his absence.
"The captaincy for the ODIs we've kind of shared around a little bit," he said. "We'll get over there, have a look at that. The good thing is we have a few options. [Mitch] is probably the most obvious one if he's doing the T20s as well.
"Wouldn't be surprised as well with the amount of ODIs before the World Cup that some guys might miss a game. If Mitch misses one, someone else might step up."
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Cummins took a step further and hailed Marsh as a "real leader" and backed him to be an excellent fit for the T20I team.
He highlighted Marsh's dedication, energy, and ability to gauge the team atmosphere as ideal for being a leader in testing waters.
"He's always been a huge member of the team. A real leader. Probably in the last few years it's been his body that's got in the way at times. What made that Headingley hundred so special wasn't just getting himself back in the team, he had surgery, got told he might not be able to bowl again, but worked so hard over the last 12 months to give himself another shot at red-ball cricket. We were just all so happy for him," he said.
"And off the field think he's just a great people person. His energy is infectious, he's great to hang around with, always good fun. Just gets the temperature of the room right more than anyone else. He's going to be great for that T20 squad," Cummins further added.
