Pat Cummins, the Australian captain who made the Ahmedabad crowd silent in the 2023 World Cup, has made a combined XI of retired players of India and Australia. The Australian captain has to sit out for the India series, as he has been suffering from a back injury for a long time. The Australian player is also uncertain for the Ashes series. He has not hesitated to make things entertaining with comments and give some friendly banter in the promotions leading up to the series against India.
Pat Cummins expressed his disgust about missing out on the series.“Virat and Rohit have been part of almost every Indian side for the last 15 years, so this might be the last chance for the Australian public to see them playing out here. They've obviously been champions of the game for India and are always very well supported. Whenever we play them, the crowd gets loud," Cummins told JioHotstar recently.
During a promo shoot for Star Sports, Cummins was asked to name his all-time India vs Australia all time combined XI. He has placed only three Indian players in the team.
Cummins snubbed Rohit, Virat and Bumrah from the team
Pat Cummins was asked to make an all-time combined XI of retired players out of the ODI format and he gave more priority to Australian players. He named 8 players from Australia and placed only three Indian players. He chose former teammate David Warner to open with famous batsman Sachin Tendulkar, followed by an all-Australian middle order of Ricky Ponting, Steve Smith, Shane Watson, and Michael Bevan.
His combined XI squad
David Warner, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Steve Smith, Shane Watson, Michael Bevan, MS Dhoni (wk), Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Zaheer Khan, Glenn McGrath.
