With two Tests left in the 4-Test series against India, Pat Cummins, the team captain and one of the team's key bowlers is going back home due to family reasons. India has already taken a lead of 2-0 in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The team's vice-captain Steven Smith will lead the team if the right-handed pacer does not return in time. After Cummins became Test captain in 2021, Smith captained him twice in his absence. Cummins is expected to return before the team's 3rd Test scheduled to commence on 1st March.