Pat Cummins  ruled out of the third Test against India

Pat Cummins ruled out of the third Test against India

Steve Smith will lead Australia in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

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Pat Cummins, the captain of Australia, will not play in the third Test against India

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Cummins said, "I have decided not to go back to India right now"

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The Australian team is currently training in Delhi

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Smith's first job will be to stop India from getting a clean sweep

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The team led by Rohit Sharma has already won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

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