Australian captain Pat Cummins may miss the Sri Lanka tour for the birth of his second child. Cummins' absence could see Steve Smith leading the team. The series acts as preparation for the World Test Championship Final against South Africa.

Steve Smith will reportedly captain the Australian team once again during the tour of Sri Lanka later this month.

Australia will tour Sri Lanka to play the two-match Test series from January 29. The schedule coincides with the expected delivery dates of Cummin's second child with his wife Becky.

Virat Kohli’s recent tour, which concluded on Sunday, is widely speculated to be his final one in Australia. The 36-year-old batting icon, who has been a pivotal figure in India-Australia cricketing clashes for over a decade,

Aussie skipper Pat Cummins lavished praise on Virat Kohli, and revealed that ‘it will be sad if it’s his last series’.

Following the hundred in the series opener, Kohli's troubles outside the off-stump compounded as he was caught in the slip cordon eight times over the course of five Tests. The to