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AUS vs IND White-Ball: David Warner out, Pat Cummins rested | David Warner ruled out of white-ball matches, and Pat Cummins has been rested

Australia sealed the ODI series with back-to-back wins against India at Sydney Cricket Ground.

But during the second match, David Warner picked up what looked a nasty groin strain, and has been ruled out for the remaining ODI and three T20Is. D’Arcy joins the squad as a replacement. Also, Pat Cummins have been rested for the next two matches due to a high workload in recent times, given he was in the England and IPL bubbles before this series. He will return for the Tests.

“Pat and Davie are critical to our plans for the Test series. Davie will work through his injury rehab and in Pat’s case it is important all of our players are managed well to keep them mentally and physically fit throughout what is a challenging summer. The priority for both is being fully prepared for one of the biggest and most important home Test series we have played in recent years, especially with World Test Championship points up for grabs”, said coach Justin Langer.

During India’s chase of 390 runs at SCG, Shikhar Dhawan hit a ball towards mid-off where Warner tried to save and drove for the ball. It took him a couple of minutes to gain his senses to stand back and went straight for the scanning.

India lost the game by 51 runs and it again highlighted the loopholes in the team’s bowling department. In the last couple of games, the bowlers have not picked a single wicket in the first 10 overs giving a completed packaged start for the opposition. Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, two-star bowlers gave out 73 and 79 runs respectively and Saini and Agarwal’s economy was a perfect 10.

There is a lot of expectation when it comes to Bumrah’s bowling but the pacer has been struggling to perform in the current series Down Under. Though his IPL stats depict a different story, in International cricket he has taken only four-wicket in the last nine matches. Steve Smith was simply superb, but India need to deliver more.

India- Australia will play their third ODI on 2nd December.

Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.