“Our Thoughts and Prayers are with Pat Cummins” BCCI shares post on their official Twitter Handle extending support to Lanky Pacer

The third Border-Gavaskar Trophy match between India and Australia will take place in Indore on March 1st, 2023.

The series has already been won by Men in Blue 2-0, and they hope to increase that margin to 3-0.

India must win the series by a score of 3-0 or 3-1 to go to the World Test Championship final.

It will no longer happen that Pat Cummins, Australia’s regular Test captain, returned home due to personal reasons before the third Test against India.

Cummins’ mother is in critical condition, so she probably won’t fly back to India.

In Cummins’ absence, Steve Smith will lead Australia in the third Test.

Our thoughts and prayers are with @patcummins30 and his entire family during these testing times 🙏@CricketAus pic.twitter.com/YeE4EhbMZu

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2023

Australia didn’t perform up to par in this current series and they also objected to playing a practise game.

They practised on the green track in practise matches, but when it came time for the actual match, they were handed the spin track instead, which caused them to struggle.

From setting the stage on fire & discussing tactics to sharing moments of laughter 🔥😎

The all-round duo of @imjadeja & @akshar2026 chats after #TeamIndia win the 2️⃣nd #INDvAUS Test 👍 👍 – By @RajalArora

FULL INTERVIEW 🎥 ⬇️https://t.co/YW7ZMWSBwX pic.twitter.com/gAqNvrvRHO

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 20, 2023

With the exception of Khwaja, Australian batters have struggled miserably in this current series, and they must bounce back in the remaining games.

On the other hand, India increased their domination in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the four occasions they have successfully defended their championship.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy is certainly touted as one of the best cricketing event between two cricketing giants.