The teams participating in the T20 World Cup 2024 have almost completed their preparations. At the same time, the Australian team playing under the captaincy of Mitchell Marsh in this mega event has suffered a major setback before the start of the tournament. Team coach Andrew McDonald has now given a big update on the fitness of Kangaroo team captain Mitchell Marsh, who was ruled out in the middle of the season due to injury in IPL 2024, in which he told that Marsh has become fully fit, but he is not ready to bowl yet, in such a situation, it is also being considered a big setback for the Australian team before the start of the tournament.
It is impossible for Marsh to bowl in the first match
Mitchell Marsh was part of the Delhi Capitals team in the 17th season of the IPL, in which he could play only 4 matches. After this, due to a hamstring injury, he was recalled by Cricket Australia so that he could be fully fit before the T20 World Cup 2024. Marsh could score only 4 runs in the practice match against West Indies. Regarding his fitness, Australian team head coach Andrew McDonald said that Mitchell Marsh’s fitness was exactly as it should be during the practice matches. He was running very well on the field and his confidence is also much better than before. He is fully ready to play in the team’s first match in the tournament which will be against Oman on June 5, although Marsh will not bowl in this match.
Marsh will play in the T20 World Cup for the fourth time
When the Australian team won the T20 World Cup trophy in the year 2021, Mitchell Marsh played a very important role in it. Marsh scored 185 runs at an average of 61.66 while batting in 5 innings in this World Cup, while in the final match, an important innings of 77 runs was also seen from his bat. Marsh will be seen playing in the T20 World Cup for the fourth time in his international career. Now Marsh has played a total of 12 matches in this mega event, in which he has scored 321 runs in 11 innings at an average of 35.66 and during this time 2 half-century innings have been seen from his bat.
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