India have played just one pink ball Test, winning it convincingly against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in November last year.
With the 36-year-old Paine reaching the fag end of his career, a fresh captaincy discussion has started.
Cummins is looking forward to the challenge of bowling to Indian captain Virat Kohli, who has already become one of the game's greats after a decade of brilliance with the bat.
Pat Cummins has said that he wants a fair balance between the bat and ball in the upcoming four-Test series between Australia and India.
Lee opined that a player can be rested if he is nursing an injury but a fit one should be playing as many as possible.
The legendary leg spinner wonders if playing in IPL is more important than playing for Australia after Cummins was rested by Cricket Australia for third ODI and T20 series.
Skipper Aaron Finch says he is yet to decide between Wade and Marnus Labuschange but hints he is unwilling to tinker with the in-form middle-order.
D'Arcy Short has has been picked as Warner's replacement in the T20 squad.
KKR should release the likes of Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik while letting 21-year-old Shubman Gill take over as the captain, said former India batsman Aakash Chopra.
Virat Kohli will return to India after the first Test of the four-match series against Australia.
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has played down the impact of Virat Kohli's absence in the upcoming four-match Test series.
Cummins, who returned last week from the UAE where he turned up for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, has been hopping between bio-secure bubbles.
Morgan also heaped praise on Dinesh Karthik's impressive performance behind the stumps.
The KKR pacer ran through Rajasthan Royals top-order in a massive 60-run win after skipper Eoin Morgan’s 68 put 191 on board.
The KKR pacer ran through Rajasthan Royals top-order in a massive 59-run win after skipper Eoin Morgan’s 68 put 191 on board.
The Aussie pacer has failed to pick up wickets regularly for the franchise and has conceded 98.66 runs for every wicket he has taken.
In the case of names that grab headlines, their performance in the preceding series often hold little value.
Pat Cummins conceded 49 runs off three overs in KKR's opening game of the season against MI, but Dinesh Karthik has said that it's very unfair to judge him after one game.
Cummins, in all, conceded 49 runs in three overs. His economy rate of 16.33 in the game is the joint-second worst by any KKR bowler who has delivered at least three overs in a game.
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