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The world No. 1 Test bowler also said that the Australia bowling unit will need to 'take their medicine' to outlast Pujara in the home series this summer.
Cummins recently did a live session that was arranged by the Australian Cricketers Association in which he was asked to name the toughest batsman.
The 26-year-old has become the most resilient member of the attack after an injury-plagued start to his career. He was appointed one of Paine's deputies last year, but currently has no captaincy experience at the domestic level.
KKR's mentor David Hussey said that Morgan would be a great ally to captain Karthik and his calm demeanour can help the team win matches.
Warner faces a fitness battle to be ready for the first Test at Adelaide Oval on December 17. Fast bowler Pat Cummins has also been withdrawn from the white-ball series to freshen up before the Tests.
Among Indian youngsters, Mumbai left-handed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Priyam Garg, who will lead in the India Under-19 World Cup, will be the ones to watch out for along with Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore and Bengal pacer Ishan Porel.
Smith's player of the match effort of 211 and 82 in the two innings of the Manchester Test has lifted him to 937 rating points, only 10 less than his all-time best aggregate achieved in December, 2017.
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