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The drums have started beating for incumbent Australian Test cricket captain Pat Cummins with fans calling for Steve Smith to replace him at the helm.
But the former Aussie skipper is having none of it, with Smith declaring his time as captain is over.
Cummins left the subcontinent to be by his terminally ill mother's side after the first two Tests, both won by India.
The second Test included a woeful batting collapse that saw Australia lose 9-47 in a chaotic morning session.
It ultimately cost them the Test and a chance at reclaiming the Border–Gavaskar Trophy.
While many of the comments around Cummins have been cruel and undeserving of oxygen, the elephant in the room is Steve Smith.
You couldn't wipe the smile off Smith's face after claiming victory in the third Test, but he is not interested in taking over the captaincy permanently
Cummins played the first two Tests before flying home to Australia to be by his sick mother's side in palliative care
The former captain, stripped of his title and suspended for a year following the Sandpapergate scandal in Cape Town in 2016, stepped up to mark with ease in the third Test against India.
Now fans are questioning who is the best man for the job at Test level.
'Steve Smith is a much better Captain than Pat Cummins,' one fan posted after the win in Indore.
'Nothing against Pat Cummins at all and I think he's been good as captain. But there's just something about Smith as
