Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 01, 2024, 07:00 AM
T20 World Cup: The teams participating in it have almost completed their preparations for the T20 World Cup 2024. 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 mid-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, so it is also considered a big setback for the Australian team before the start of the tournament.It is impossible for Marsh to bowl in the first matchMitchell Marsh was part of the Delhi Capitals team in the 17th season of IPL, in which he could play only 4 matches. After this, he was recalled by Cricket Australia due to a hamstring injury 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 the way 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 prepared 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 T20 World Cup for the fourth timeWhen 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 not out 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, 2 half-century innings have been seen from his bat.