Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins has retired from cricket for a long time. He has maintained this distance from cricket to refresh himself by managing his workload. It is reported that Cummins will not be seen playing cricket for 7 to 8 weeks. He has also not been selected in the Australian team for the tour of England and Scotland due to this reason. That is, Cummins now intends to return directly against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be held between November 2024 and January 2025.

Pat Cummins will be out of cricket for 8 weeks

Cummins played his last match on the cricket field in America's Major League Cricket last month. Talking to Fox Sports, Cummins said that it is important to manage the workload before the home Test series against India. He said that he has been playing cricket continuously for almost 18 months. In such a situation, 7-8 weeks of rest is needed so that the body gets time to recover and refresh itself.

Cummins' last 12 months in international cricket

The last 12 months have been very busy for Pat Cummins in international cricket. During this time he played ODI series against India, won the ODI World Cup, won the 3 Test series in Pakistan, won the 2 Test series in West Indies, toured New Zealand for T20 and Test series, captained SRH in IPL, played T20 World Cup and participated in America's Major League Cricket.

Understand the meaning of this break before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Now after such a busy schedule, rest is a must. But, if you are thinking that this is the only reason for Pat Cummins being away from cricket, then you are wrong. A big reason behind this is also related to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Actually, this is the only trophy that is not in Pat Cummins' cabinet. This is because since 2016, Team India has been in possession of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. They have won it 4 times in a row. But, Pat Cummins does not want Team India to do this for the 5th time in a row. This is the reason why he wants to keep himself fully prepared.