With a stint at the Indian Premier League with Sunrisers Hyderabad quickly approaching ahead of a busy international schedule at the backend of the year that includes crucial red-ball series as part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship, Cummins has indicated that he is inching ever so closer to making a comeback to competitive cricket.
While Cummins is planning to sit out the start of the IPL that commences on Saturday, the Australia captain believes he will be fit to feature for the Sunrisers towards the middle of the tournament and plans to play the entire second half of the event.
“I’m still recovering from a back injury, but it’s good. I’m back bowling in the nets,” Cummins said recently on the Business of Sport podcast.
“The IPL is starting soon. I won’t make the start of that, but it shouldn’t be too long before I’m back out there playing.
“I’m back bowling. I’m bowling basically every third day at the moment. We’ve mapped out a plan to get me right by (the) middle of the tournament, so hopefully, if nothing goes wrong, (I will) play the back half plus the finals.”
