Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain and Australian legend Pat Cummins has expressed hope about playing in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), but has also made it clear that his playing will completely depend on his recovery from a back injury. According to reports, the new season of IPL is to start from March 26.

Comeback depends on fitness

Cummins said that the decision on his return will be taken on the basis of medical report. According to him, another scan will be done in the coming few weeks, after which it will be considered to start practicing gradually. Cummins believes that it is relatively easy to make a comeback in T20 cricket.

Regret of being out of T20 World Cup

The Australian captain could not participate in the T20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka and India due to a back injury. He called it unfortunate and said that he was feeling quite well, but time was limited.

Back injury has been troubling me for several months.

Cummins has been suffering from back problems for the last seven months. For this reason, he was able to play only one test match out of five in the home Ashes series. He told that only after the Adelaide test it was decided that four to eight weeks would have to be given for the bone to heal completely. Initially the hope was for a comeback in four weeks, but after follow-up scans, doctors advised more time.

Vigilance in view of the busy schedule ahead

Australia are going to have a very busy 18 months, including home Tests against Bangladesh and New Zealand, tours of South Africa and India, overseas Ashes series, the ODI World Cup and a possible World Test Championship final. Keeping this in mind, Cummins decided not to rush.

Right decision is necessary for a long career

Cummins believes that if complete caution is taken now, then there will be no worry of repeated injuries in future. He said that it is better to exercise some patience at this time, so that he can play Test matches continuously in future. If you are careless now and the injury resurfaces, you will have to fight the battle of fitness again and again.

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