Injured Cummins out of T20 World Cup

VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER PAT CUMMINS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FILE – DECEMBER 25, 2024) (ANI – No use India/No use Social Media/No use Digital) 1. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM CAPTAIN PAT CUMMINS JOGGING 2. CUMMINS TALKING TO COACHING STAFF MEMBER MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FILE – DECEMBER 24, 2024) (ANI – No use India/No use Social Media/No use Digital) 3. CUMMINS BOWLING IN NETS LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – JULY 26, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 4. VARIOUS OF AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN, PAT CUMMINS 5. CUMMINS WITH STEVE SMITH   STORY: Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins was ruled out on Saturday (January 31) for next month's Twenty20 World Cup after failing to recover from a nagging back injury, and Ben Dwarshuis will replace him for the global showpiece. Cummins played just one of the five Ashes tests against England, but Australia kept him in the provisional World Cup squad hoping for his availability in the Super Eight stage of the tournament to be played in India and Sri Lanka. Matt Renshaw also replaced fellow batter Matthew Short but veteran Steve Smith could not break into the World Cup squad despite his strong form in the Big Bash League. The Mitchell Marsh-led side are currently playing a three-match T20 series in Pakistan as part of their preparation for the World Cup. Renshaw scored 15 in his T20 debut for Australia in Thursday's (January 29) defeat in Lahore. The former champions begin their World Cup campaign against Ireland in a February 11 match in Colombo. Australia World Cup squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Matthew Kuhnemann, Ben Dwarshuis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Matthew Renshaw, Nathan Ellis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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