After leaving IPL 2024 early due to an injury, Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh seems to have recovered, just in time for the T20 World Cup. The all-rounder had picked up a hamstring injury during the DC vs KKR in April, and had been out of the tournament since then.
Australia’s Warm-up Match vs Namibia
Marsh looked in fine nick during a practice session in Trinidad, prior to Australia’s warm-up match against Namibia on May 29th. “It’s been progressively slow, but I’m finally getting there now and looking forward to getting stuck into the tournament,” Marsh told Cricket Australia.
“Initially we thought it was a three-weeker, but with tendons, they can take a little bit longer and you’ve sort of got to go on feel. Once I was ruled out of the IPL, we’ve certainly taken our time to get right. And I feel lucky that I’ve had that bit of extra time, a little bit of time at home to refresh.”
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Bowling Still a Question for Mitchell Marsh
Despite recovering Marsh will primarily play as batter for now. “Probably still a little while off. I’ll start bowling hopefully soon. Get through these practice games as a batter and then we’ll ramp it up,” Marsh noted. “But it’s one of the beauties of being captain now, I don’t have to bowl myself.
“We’re lucky that we’ve got so many options with ball and so much talent, Stoin (Marcus Stoinis) and Greenie (Cameron Green), and we’ve got a lot of options. So, all our planning, it allows me to be really clear on that. I’ll bowl when I need to bowl, but outside that, it’s always team first.”
