Pat Cummins’ promising career has been riddled with endless injuries and setbacks. The gifted pacer from New South Wales made a sparkling test debut in Johannesburg in 2011, but as things stand out, that turned out to be his only test till date. Due to some serious injuries, he has been in and out of action for Australia. Cummins recently admitted that it would be next to impossible for him to be fit in time for the World T20 2016 in India.
“I think the T20 World Cup might be a little too tight at the moment, I’d probably have to rush back for that,” Cummins said recently. “I’d love to be back for it but it’s probably an outside chance, the main thing is just to not rush anything if it’s at risk of coming back.”
Mitchell Johnson’s retirement from international cricket would have been the ideal opportunity for Cummins to burst onto the scene, but that was not to be the case. “It’s really disappointing to not be available for selection; with Mitchell Johnson retiring a couple of weeks ago it’s another chance for somebody to step up. Obviously I would’ve liked it to be me but it’s great that we have depth and a few new guys coming into the squad, hopefully that’ll be me in a few months time.”
Speaking about the process of his recovery, Cummins said, “I’m just over two months in to a pretty lengthy recovery for my back, hopefully early next year I’ll be right to go. “It’s all on track, there’s nothing to worry about but it just takes a bit of time. Immediately it’s been strength work and Pilates, but it’s also about rest and making sure the bone heals and then the next couple of months are fine-tuning a few things but nothing too drastic.”