Cummins captained SRH to IPL 2024 final.
Pat Cummins, Australia ODI, and Test captain talked about the new changes in IPL auction rules and his future in the Indian Premier League. He reiterated that his top focus is representing his nation in Test cricket and has not confirmed anything about his future in IPL.
Cummins became the second most expensive player in the tournament's history after joining Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore, and he led the side to the IPL 2024 final.
The big auction is slated for later this year, ahead of the IPL 2025 season. Each side will be able to keep up to six players from their existing squad via retention or the Right to Match (RTM) option, with a maximum of five capped players (including Indian and foreign players) and two uncapped players.
Cummins stated that he is concentrating on representing the nation in the next five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The pacer is aware of the new IPL laws for international players, which indicate that they will be "ineligible to register in the following year's player auction" if they do not register for the current season's player auction. In addition, if a player withdraws after the auction but before the season begins, they will be suspended for two seasons.
"I'll work out in the next little bit what this season looks like. There's a bit of a tweak in the rules, but I don't know whether that would have affected me in the past, I've never pulled out after the auction. But it is one more factor to consider with the IPL.
Test cricket is the absolute No.1 priority, world cups are right up there, and then I think you use them as your tent poles and work out what else makes sense around that,” Cummins told The Sydney Morning Herald.
"The calendar is never going to get any less busy, and I'm not going to get any younger, so these things have always been considerations, and moving forward will become even more so. But needless to say, playing cricket for Australia, particularly Test matches, is my number one job and priority," he added.