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Australian skipper Pat Cummins has returned home from the tour of India due to a "serious family illness" following the second Test in Delhi. The cricket.com.au apprised that Cummins was returning to Sydney but is anticipated to return to India for a remaining couple of Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, to be played in Indore and Ahmedabad on March 1-5 and 9-13.
With India winning the second Test in three days on Sunday, both teams have received an additional two days' break. India and Australia will also feature in a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series starting March 17. Australia, which has failed miserably against the Indian spinners on tour, will require something extraordinary to direct a fightback in the series.
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With the six-wicket win in Delhi, India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series and retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy. Australia has remained winless in a Test series in India since 2004, while it has failed to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on four consecutive occasions.
(With inputs from PTI)