The T20 World Cup 2026 is all set to kick off from February 7, and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Australia is placed in Group B of the tournament along with teams such as Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe
Pat Cummins (Pic: File Pic)
Australia's star pacer Pat Cummins said that his injury forced him to withdraw from the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, and it was also driven by the desire to stay completely fit for the Test season, in which he wants to feature in all the matches.
Ahead of the upcoming shortest format global showpiece, Cummins was ruled out, as he failed to recover from the back injury. Ben Dwarshuis was named as his replacement.
"It was really unfortunate. I feel pretty good, just a minor setback and just ran out of time really. I'll rest up for a few weeks and go from there. We knew after the (Adelaide) Test match we were going to need somewhere between four and eight weeks to let the bone settle right down before then building back up. Initially, we thought it might only be four weeks, because I was feeling really good, but just had a follow-up scan," he said.
"They thought it probably needs another couple of weeks, so the timeline just became a bit too tight," added the pacer.
Further speaking, he also feels that the first half of the year would be the right time to be cautious in managing his workload.
"We thought the first half of the year was a pretty good time to be conservative with the amount of cricket that's coming up," said Cummins.
The T20 World Cup 2026 is all set to kick off from February 7, and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Australia is placed in Group B of the tournament along with teams such as Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
The Aussies will begin their campaign by playing a clash against Ireland on February 11 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. They will then lock horns against Zimbabwe on February 13 at the same venue.
Their third clash of the group stage will be against Sri Lanka on February 16 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Balagolla. The side will conclude its group stage matches by playing a clash against Oman on February 20 at the same venue.
The Super 8 stage of the marquee event will begin from February 21. The semi-final 1 and semi-final 2 are scheduled to be played on March 4 and 5, respectively.
The title clash will be played on March 8, and the venue of the match is yet to be confirmed.
(With ANI Inputs)
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