Pat Cummins is pondering his future as Australia's one-day international captain post the World Cup, while also eyeing a return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the upcoming season in readiness for the Twenty20 showdown.
Having assumed the ODI leadership following Aaron Finch's departure from the format, Cummins, who has led Australia into the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC World Cup, expressed a potential interest in extending his tenure. However, the final call rests with coach Andrew McDonald and head selector George Bailey, considering his workload and Australia's objectives.
The Aussies will take on South Africa in the second semi-final on Nov 16 in Kolkata.
"We've been pretty open, me and Andrew and George, around different times in the year you're going to have different priorities," Cummins told reporters in Kolkata.
"After here, the focus shifts back to Test cricket for a fair while. Probably like we've done in the past, at times white-ball cricket is going to have to shift, so we fully focus on Test cricket. So yeah, there's no end date in sight.
"I feel like I've been managed really well and looked after, albeit in a really, really busy year where you don't really want to give up any cricket."
With Finch's departure from all international cricket in February, the captaincy of the T20 side opened up. Mitch Marsh is currently the front-runner to take on that position before the World Cup in the Caribbean and the US next June.
Cummins, though, expresses a strong desire to actively participate in that tournament. He also hinted at a comeback to the IPL next year, having skipped it this year due to his packed schedule.
"I feel like I haven't played a heap of T20 cricket and in some ways I feel like I haven't played my best T20 cricket for a little while," Cummins added.
"I'm really excited, I'm probably going to go into the IPL auction for next year to try to get some games before that World Cup and push a case to not only make the side but get back to how I feel like I can bowl in T20 cricket."
(With Reuters inputs)
