IND vs AUS: 231 crores in one stroke, Pat Cummins in controversies before India tour, huge ruckus in Australia – pat cummins makes no apologies for climate change crusader

Melbourne: Australia’s Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins has again found himself in controversy a week before the tour of India. Cummins is accused of causing a loss of $40 million (Rs 231 crore 50 lakh 96 thousand four hundred) to Cricket Australia due to his anti-environmental views. Cummins is strongly contesting these claims. The whole issue started in October last year, when he refused to appear in the advertisements of the sponsors.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Cummins raised concerns about the national team’s deal with Alinta Energy in a meeting with Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hawkley. Alinta Energy then decided not to renew the sponsorship agreement after June 2023. Cummins told the news corps, ‘The position I am in, I get surrounded by various controversies. It has to be faced. Those who do not know you, they form an opinion about you.

Let us tell that the four-match Border-Gavaskar Test series between India and Australia is starting from February 9 next month. This test series is very important in terms of the World Test Championship. After defeating Sri Lanka and New Zealand, the spirits of the Indian team are on the seventh sky. On the other hand, a batsman like Steve Smith returning to dangerous form will be a relief for Australia.

Steve Smith has been wreaking havoc in the Big Bash League these days. In this current season of BBL, Smith has scored two consecutive centuries and half-centuries while playing for Sydney Sixers. Smith played an excellent inning of 101 runs against the Adelaide Strikers. In the very next match, he also scored an unbeaten 125 while defeating Sydney Thunders. Then an explosive inning of 66 runs was played against Howard Hurricanes.

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