As part of his workload management, the 27-year-old was rested after the second ODI against India till the end of the three-match T20I series on Tuesday (December 8).
In an interview with Fox Sports, Lee lent his support to Pat Cummins and said that players don’t generally ask for rest since any sort of break hampers the rhythm and confidence they are in.
Pat Cummins came into the ODI series on the back of a 53-day IPL 2020 campaign. He scalped 12 wickets at an economy rate of 7.86 in 14 games, as the Kolkata Knight Riders finished fifth in the points table.
Warne had said that players should prioritize playing for their country over foreign leagues.
Pat Cummins’ pace and confidence is back: Brett Lee
After going wicketless in the opening ODI, Pat Cummins returned impressive figures of 3/67 in the second game – both which Australia won comfortably by margins of 66 runs and 51 runs respectively.
Pat Cummins didn’t look in any sort of discomfort in Sunday’s ODI, and Brett Lee opined that a player should be rested only when he or she is battling an injury.
Pat Cummins will rejoin the squad ahead of the four-match Test series, which starts with a pink ball game at the Adelaide Oval from December 17.
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