MUMBAI: Sunrisers Hyderabad are buoyed by their 57-run victory. Rajasthan RoyalsWith the captain Pat Cummins Ready to rejoin the squad after recovering from a back injury.On Thursday, a report on Cricket Australia’s website said, “Fresh scans on his back have cleared the way for Pete Cummins to return to action in the IPL. Cummins has been given the all-clear to resume bowling without restriction following fresh scans on his back in Sydney, paving the way for his return to action in the IPL.“Cummins’ latest set of scans on Wednesday confirmed the back strain problem that had limited him to one match of professional cricket since last August had now been resolved.“Australian speedster Spearhead will now return to India on Friday to link up with fellow Australian Travis Head at the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise for the rest of this year’s IPL. Cummins’ latest set of scans on Wednesday confirmed the back strain problem that had limited him to one match of professional cricket since last August had now been resolved.”Cummins is expected to rejoin the team in the next few days but will not play immediately. The veteran fast bowler will take the field for SRH against Rajasthan Royals on April 25. “While Sunrisers have home matches against Chennai Super Kings this weekend and Delhi Capitals next Wednesday, Cummins’ cautious approach has them targeting the April 25 match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur to mark his return to the playing XI.”Cummins is expected to take over the captaincy duties at SRH from India keeper bat Ishan Kishan, who has led the team in Cummins’ absence so far. The Hyderabad team is currently at the fourth position in the IPL points table with 2 wins.Cummins’ return is on track with a carefully orchestrated plan to play the second half of the IPL, which could include play-offs before a busy round of Test cricket for Australia, which could see them play as many as 21 Tests over the next year.Australian assistant coach Dan Vettori, who is also the head coach of SRH, recently described the 32-year-old Cummins’ fitness as “phenomenal”. “His fitness has been phenomenal because he’s obviously been out of the game for a long time so he’s had time to work on that fitness, a real block of work around strength and conditioning. Obviously it’s a bit of a laborious process to get that load to where he feels confident and strong about bowling,” Vettori said.Cummins arrived in India on 27 March, a day before Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, and returned to Australia after their second match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 2 April.
