He has since been a regular in the 50-over format and is expected to be part of Australia's pace attack in the Ashes and will therefore return home from India after the remaining three ODIs in the five-match series. "Pat has played a considerable amount of cricket this year after a long period away from the game due to injury," national selector Trevor Hohns said. "His body has handled the return to international cricket well, but we believe the best plan for him ahead of the Ashes series is to return home to refresh, both mentally and physically, before he prepares for Sheffield Shield cricket."JUST IN: Cummins to skip India T20s with eye to Ashes https://t.co/FHXloXpnOG pic.twitter.com/uDasToVkIB
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) September 22, 2017
The replacement for Cummins in the T20 squad will be announced later, CA added. Australia trail 2-0 in the five-match ODI series and must win against India at Indore on Sunday to stay alive.Workload management: Pat Cummins to be rested from the T20I series in India#INDvAUS https://t.co/3JQBznr5pZ
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 22, 2017
CA hasn't announced a replacement for the fast bowler yet https://t.co/Mq3g7PTwJQ #INDvAUS https://t.co/VRC8bg6LEX
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) September 22, 2017