The mother of Australian cricket team captain Pat Cummins, Maria Cummins, passed away on Friday in Australia. Cricket Australia took to Twitter to announce the news of Maria's passing.
"We are deeply saddened at the passing of Maria Cummins overnight. On behalf of Australian Cricket, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Pat, the Cummins family and their friends. The Australian Men's team will today wear black armbands as a mark of respect." Cricket Australia tweeted.
Australia's men's team players will wear black armbands on day two of the fourth Test against India after captain Pat Cummins' mother died overnight.
Coach Andrew McDonald convened players before play on Friday morning in Ahmedabad to inform them that Maria Cummins had passed away due to breast cancer.
Cummins led the side during the first two Tests against India before flying home to Sydney to care for his mother while she was in palliative care.
Steve Smith has captained in his absence and the team has commended Cummins for his leadership in the first two Tests.
"To be able to put that to one side while he's out captaining his country and trying to win Test matches is a pretty incredible effort," Peter Handscomb was quoted by Cricket Australia
"I think that speaks volumes about his character and why he's been such an incredible captain for us", he added.
