Cummins reveals 'difficult' $1.3m sacrifice

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Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins has announced helium won't nominate for adjacent year's Indian Premier League draft, perchance robbing himself of much than $1 million.

Cummins made past successful 2019 erstwhile helium became the astir costly overseas subordinate sold astatine the IPL auction, with the Kolkata Knight Riders purchasing him for $3.17 million.

Last twelvemonth the Knight Riders slashed his payday but helium was inactive purchased for $1.35m.

Now helium won't marque himself disposable astatine all, revealing the quality via Twitter connected Tuesday.

"I've made the hard determination to miss adjacent year's IPL," Cummins wrote.

"The planetary docket is packed with Tests and ODIs for the adjacent 12 months, truthful (I) volition instrumentality immoderate remainder up of an Ashes bid and World Cup.

"Thanks truthful overmuch to (Kolkata) for their understanding... I anticipation I tin get backmost determination (as soon arsenic possible)."

Cummins, 29, is 1 of the champion accelerated bowlers successful the satellite and was made the Australian Test skipper a twelvemonth agone erstwhile Tim Paine discontinue successful disgrace.

In the coming 12 months the Australian men's squad has an ODI bid against England, 5 summertime Tests against the West Indies and South Africa, an Ashes circuit of the UK, followed by the ODI World Cup, earlier returning location for different summertime campaign.

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