Pat Cummins' mum dies after cancer battle

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Maria Cummins, parent of Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins, died overnight, Cricket Australia confirmed.

The quality broke anterior to play connected time 2 of Australia's 4th Test with India successful Ahmedabad.

The squad volition deterioration achromatic armbands arsenic a motion of respect.

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Cummins' parent was archetypal diagnosed with bosom crab successful 2005 erstwhile Cummins was inactive successful schoolhouse successful twelvemonth seven. After undergoing chemotherapy, she went into remission.

However, a twelvemonth ago, her crab returned. Before her passing, she was enactment into palliative care.

"We are profoundly saddened astatine the passing of Maria Cummins overnight," work a statement.

"On behalf of Australian Cricket, we widen our heartfelt condolences to Pat, the Cummins household and their friends.

"The Australian men's squad volition contiguous deterioration achromatic armbands arsenic a people of respect."

The BCCI offered Cummins its condolences.

"On behalf of Indian Cricket, we explicit our sadness astatine the passing distant of Pat Cummins mother," a connection read.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his household successful this hard period."

Cummins opted to beryllium retired of the 3rd Test to beryllium astatine his mother's bedside. He has remained retired of the broadside since.

Steve Smith took the captain's post, starring the squad to its archetypal triumph of the bid successful Indore.

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