MELBOURNE: Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has been given the task of leading the One-day International (ODI) side, following the retirement of Aaron Finch.
Cricket Australia (CA) backed the 29-year-old Cummins on Tuesday to become the country's 27th ODI captain. Cummins led Australia to a 4-0 win over England in the Ashes earlier this year.
Ben Oliver, CA's EGM of High Performance and National Teams, said, "We are very fortunate to have a number of high-quality leaders and senior players across all formats. The (CA) Board and selectors agree Pat Cummins is the best choice to lead the ODI team through the next few years, including the 2023 World Cup in India." George Bailey, CA's chairman of selectors, said, "Pat has done an excellent job as captain of the Test side, and we look forward to
David Warner, a strong batsman, was not considered for the ODI captaincy because he was banned from being a captain for life after the "sandpaper-gate" scandal in the Cape Town Test against South Africa in 2018.But it looks like the CA Board is thinking about changing its code of conduct to put Warner back in charge.
According to cricket.com.au, Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, and Mitch Marsh were all in the running for the ODI captaincy before the CA Board chose Pat Cummins.
The report says that Cummins will be the first fast bowler to lead a men's white-ball cricket team. He will also be the first bowler to do so since the late spin legend Shane Warne filled in for 11 ODIs in the late 1990s.
There isn't a vice-captain yet, but Cummins said he would like one to lead in some series because playing all three formats could hurt his mental and physical health.
"With so much cricket going on, you might need to look at it a little bit differently than you might have in the past," Cummins said on Sunday, a day before he was named ODI captain.
"Playing every single game isn't realistic. We've got a few guys who play all three formats. In a year like this, T20 becomes the focus leading up to a World Cup. Next year might be different with the one-day World Cup. But with 15 Test matches in the next six months, I don't think you can expect the captain to play every game just because he is the captain," Cummins said on Sunday.
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