The Australia cricket team captain Pat Cummins and his wife Becky welcomed their second child. They shared the news of a new born baby girl, Edi.
"She's here. Our beautiful baby girl, Edi … Words can't describe how overjoyed & full of love we feel right now." Becky Cummins posted on her Instagram account.
Notably, Cummins had taken paternity leave for the birth of Edi and as a result is not leading the Kangaroos during the ongoing Sri Lanka series. The Australia skipper has been vocal about the need to prioritize family time along with cricket.
October Speaking, Cummins said, "I missed a big chunk [of son Albie's early days] last time and I want to work out how we can spend a bit more time at home for that initial period this time around,
"Within reason, no one is ever going to bat an eyelid if someone needs to put their family first…We're playing cricket, it's not the end of the world, so we want people to have long, successful careers for Australia, and you can't just ask them to put their life on hold to go tour the world and forget about everything else. We're pretty open when it comes to family." the Australian captain had added.
Cummins out of Champions Trophy 2025:
Pat Cummins is yet to recover from the ankle niggle that frustrated him in the last leg of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, which made him miss the upcoming Champions Trophy next month.
"Unfortunately Pat, Josh and Mitch are managing some ongoing injuries and haven't come up in time for the Champions Trophy," national selection panel chairman George Bailey had announced earlier this week.
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh's absence will make way for Sean Abbott and Spencer Johnson, who were not included for the tour of Sri Lanka. After the two-match Test series, Australia will play a one-off ODI before flying to Pakistan for ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
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