Travis Head Bags Allan Border Medal for Second Consecutive Year; Mitchell Starc Named Shane Warne Men’s Test Player
Mitchell Marsh was named the 2026 ODI Player of the Year by Cricket Australia.
Mitchell Marsh was named the 2026 ODI Player of the Year by Cricket Australia.
Marsh will join the likes of Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Jordan Hermann and captain Tristan Stubbs in a powerful batting line-up, set to enthral the loyal St George’s Park crowd.
Australia have suffered a major setback ahead of their ODI series against Pakistan, with Mitchell Marsh ruled out due to an ankle injury. Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis will now lead the side in Marsh’s absence.
Australia have suffered a major setback ahead of their ODI series against Pakistan, with Mitchell Marsh ruled out due to an ankle injury. Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis will now lead the side in Marsh’s absence.
Lucknow Super Giants suffered a massive blow ahead of their final IPL 2026 league clash after leading run-scorer Mitchell Marsh was released early for Australia’s ODI preparations against Pakistan. With Marsh unavailable, young all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni is expected to step into the lineup, giving the local talent a crucial opportunity to redeem himself after his criticised slow innings against RCB earlier this season.
Lucknow Super Giants suffered a massive blow ahead of their final IPL 2026 league clash after leading run-scorer Mitchell Marsh was released early for Australia’s ODI preparations against Pakistan. With Marsh unavailable, young all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni is expected to step into the lineup, giving the local talent a crucial opportunity to redeem himself after his criticised slow innings against RCB earlier this season.
Before Marsh, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni had also managed to score 1000 runs in the IPL for Lucknow Super Giants.
Before Marsh, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni had also managed to score 1000 runs in the IPL for Lucknow Super Giants.
Mitchell Marsh produced a breathtaking century against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, dismantling the bowling attack and putting Lucknow Super Giants firmly in command of the contest.
Mitchell Marsh produced a breathtaking century against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, dismantling the bowling attack and putting Lucknow Super Giants firmly in command of the contest.
Notably, prior to the T20 World Cup 2024, Mitchell Marsh was appointed as the skipper of the shortest format.
For the unversed, Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first.
A couple of days after his T20I retirement, Starc spoke to cricket.com.au and revealed that he didn’t inform Marsh about the decision.
After the retirement of David Warner last year, the Aussie side tried Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and Glenn Maxwell as an opener with Marsh.
It is to be noted that the 33-year-old hasn’t bowled since the Test series against India. He only bowled once during an ODI against England at Lord’s in September 2024.
As West Indies and Australia take on each other in the first T20I in Kingston, they will be hoping for their best players to step up in the upcoming clash.
One of the players to look out for in the upcoming contest will be Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh.
Mitchell Marsh’s knock featured 10 fours and 8 sixes, and he targeted both pace and spin from GT with equal authority.
A fine selection of shots saw Marsh dispatch 2 sixes, 3 fours and a single to end what was a disastrous over for Rashid Khan.
Marsh cleared the fence in R Sai Kishore’s second over and brought his sixth fifty of the tournament in just 33 balls.
LSG captain has been facing stern criticism for his horrendous batting show in the tournament as he is the costliest player in IPL.
Mitchell Marsh took LSG to 115 runs in just 10.3 overs alongside Aiden Markram, to set up a perfect platform for his team to go past 200-run total once again, this time versus SRH.
Let’s have a look at the top captaincy and vice-captaincy picks in the your fantasy teams for the upcoming match of IPL 2025 between LSG and SRH.
In the following listicle, we will have a look at the top captaincy and vice-captaincy picks for PBKS vs LSG IPL 2025 clash.
However, LSG will miss the services of Marsh at the top of the order, Gujarat Titans (GT) also called in for a change in their XI with Washington Sundar coming in place of Kulwant Khejroliya.
Marsh also etched his name in IPL record books as he became the first batter in the tournament history to face 30 balls in the six-over powerplay.
Mitchell Marsh had his previous contract with Perth Scorchers run out at the conclusion of the last season of the BBL, and he wasn’t a part of their 10 pre-signed players either.
Following Rishabh’s failure in two consecutive games, an anchor lost his patience and got rankled on the famous sports broadcaster Vikrant Gupta’s YouTube show Sports Tak.
The momentum was laid by the fiery half-centuries by Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran respectively. Marsh got out after scoring 72 runs off 26 balls while Pooran smashed 75 off 30 balls.
Nicholas Pooran took charge in the 13th over of the innings, bowled by Tristan Stubbs and went on to smash DC spinner for 28 runs in an over.
The right-hander got out after smashing 72 runs off 36 balls, reaching his half-century in just 21 balls.
Mitchell Marsh suffered lower back pain at the start of the year, and because of that, he got sidelined from cricket on January 31.
Ahead of witnessing scintillating T20 action, fans can go through SportsTiger’s list of five players who might not mark their presence in IPL 2025.
Mitchell Marsh was dropped from the final Test match of the BGT in Sydney at the start of the new year in favour of Beau Webster.
It is to be noted that Marsh was dropped Australia’s XI before Sydney Test of the BGT 2024-25 against India and featured in only one Big Bash League (BBL) game this month.
Perth Scorchers head coach Adam Voges has also shown excitement in welcoming Mitchell Marsh in the squad, and feels it will help him to free up after a long Test series against India.
Across the four Tests, Marsh has managed to get just 73 runs at an average of 10.42.
The 49-year-old further added that they will also look into Mitchell Starc, who is struggling with fitness concerns.
The 49-year-old further went onto opine that Beau Webster deserves a place in the side for the fourth Test.
Speaking of the match after it saw full day’s play on Day 2, Day 3 was marred with regular rain breaks, giving Australia much-needed breakthroughs.
However, soon after Tea break, Mitchell Marsh had to depart in a similar kind of dismissal after stitching a 40-run partnership with Travis Head for the fifth wicket.
However, minutes later after the Tea break on Day 2, Ashwin got the prized wicket of Mitchell Marsh.
Mitchell Marsh was a part of Delhi Capitals before he was released by the franchise ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction.
Ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Australian cricketers including Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood heaped praise on Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma.
In a lie detector test, Usman Khawaja and Pat Cummins had to answer if they had ever watched an adult video on Virtual Reality (VR) during the lie detector test.
Let’s have a look at Mitchell Marsh’s net worth and lifestyle.
Afghanistan will next take on South Africa in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad on Thursday, June 27.
Australia bowler Josh Hazlewood said that the Aussies could try and manipulate margin of victory over Scotland to crash the Three Lions out of the ongoing ICC showpiece.
The 2021 T20 World Cup winners registered a convincing 36-run win over England to take the top spot in Group B.
The 32-year-old also added that Pat Cummins, who missed the opening match against Oman, will be back in the XI for the upcoming clash against England.
In the T20 World Cup 2024 opener for Australia, Pat Cummins wasn’t part of the playing XI against Oman with Nathan Ellis taking his place.
Marsh, who have been shouldered the responsibility to lead Australia at the biennial tournament, which is being played in the USA and Caribbean, is returning from a hamstring injury he sustained in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Aussie all-rounder continues to recover from a hamstring injury which he sustained during the IPL 2024, and thus did not take the field for the entire innings during the warm-up fixtures.
Australia will begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign from June 5 when they take on Oman at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Australia, are placed in Group B, alongside defending champions England, Namibia, Scotland and Oman.
DC signed Gulbadin Naib for his reserve price of INR 50 lakhs.
Cricket Australia (CA) is still to update on Mitchell Marsh’s fitness for the T20 World Cup 2024, set to be played in June in the USA and West Indies
Moreover, the injury concerns in the DC camp are growing fast with David Warner dealing with a finger injury.
The Rishabh Pant-led DC displaced MI in the points table after their 29-run loss. They will next face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 12.
Earlier in the match, Rishabh Pant won the toss and invited MI to bat first.
In the 2024 season, Mitchell Marsh has found starts but failed to convert them into massive scores by scoring 61 runs.
The reigning champions of the T20 World Cup, Australia have been placed in Group B with Oman, England, Namibia and Scotland. They will open their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against Oman in Barbados on June 6
Marsh will maintain distance with teammates during the match and use a separate dressing room.
The Aussies will travel to New Zealand for a three-match T20I series, starting February 21 before locking horns in two-match Test series, later in March 2024.
Mitchell Marsh becomes the 14th player to win the Allan Border medal.
Nathan Lyon won the Shane Warne Men’s Test Player of the Year whereas Ellyse Perry clinched the Women’s ODI Player of the Year title.
Australia will host West Indies in a three-match T20I series, starting February 9 at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
While Pakistan lost the first two matches of the Test series, by a margin of 360 and 79 runs respectively, they will aim to get back and try register a consolation win in the three-match Test series.
Pakistan scored 194 runs at a loss of six wickets at the end of day 2 as opener Abdullah Shafique and skipper Shan Masood scored half-centuries.
Australia took the 1-0 lead in the three-match series after defeating Pakistan by 360 runs in the first Test.
Mohammed Shami picked up the most wickets in the CWC 2023, scalping 24 dismissals in just seven innings at an average of 10.70.
The Bollywood actor compared Marsh’s gesture with those of former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev as well as Argentina footballer Lionel Messi.
In their absence, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is set to take up the baton for their match against England on Saturday.
Apart from Afridi and Iftikhar Ahmed, the Pakistani bowlers went for huge runs as Warner and Marsh combined for 24 fours and 18 sixes in the match.
Warner celebrated his 21st ODI century in ‘Pushpa’ style before birthday boy, Marsh completed his second ODI ton on the next ball.
The Aussie skipper played a brilliant 92* run inning and helped the team pull up a mammoth score of 226 runs to take 1-0 lead in the series.
Moeen Ali ran in and bowled a flighted delivery, which spun inside, but Marsh wasn’t sure of whether to go forward or hang back and as a result, edged it onto the pad.
As of this writing, the Australians are 255/7, after being put into bat by the England captain Ben Stokes on July 19, Wednesday.
The 39-year-old Shaun was watching the game at a restaurant and was seen celebrating wildly as soon as his brother tapped the ball to take a single and completed his century.
India have won the World Cup in 1983 and 2011, whereas Australia took the trophy home in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015.
As confirmed by DC bowling coach James Hope, Marsh will surely miss the next three games with Rovman Powell replacing the all-rounder in the DC XI.
The 2023 IPL has not gone as per plan for the Aussie all-rounder as he scored only four runs in the first two games.
The 31-year-old is likely to miss three months after undergoing a keyhole surgery to remove loose bone fragments and repair cartilage.
The Aussie all-rounder hit a boundary and a couple of sixes before perishing to Olly Stone.
Mitchel Marsh injured his ankle while Marcus Stoinis suffered a side strain during the ODI series against Zimbabwe.
Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis has been selected as Mitchell Marsh’s replacement for the rest of the Zimbabwe and New Zealand series.
After recovering from an injury under the guidance of DC physio, the DC all-rounder also contracted COVID-19 during his IPL 2022 stint.
No review by Marsh meant that Krishnappa Gowtham had a wicket to his credit and that too of the dangerous Marsh.
In a nail-biting thriller, the Capitals bundled out at 157 in 20 overs in front of lethal bowling attack from Lockie Ferguson and Mohammed Shami.
Delhi Capitals will next play against Gujarat Titans on April 2.
White-ball skipper Aaron Finch informed the media on Sunday about the same and said Marsh has been sent for scans after sustaining an injury during a high-intensity fielding drill in Lahore.
Only Mitchell Marsh (45) managed to provide some resistance as Bangladesh bowlers wreaked havoc with spinner Nasum Ahmed scalping 4 wickets.
Australia defeated West Indies in the 4th T20I in St Lucia as Marsh scored 75 off 44 balls with the bat and took 3 for 24 with the ball.
The 30-year-old, who had registered himself at base price of INR 2 crore, surprisingly went unsold in the IPL 2021 auction held in February.
SRH star player was bought for a base price of Rs 2 crore in the 2020 auction.
As many as 252 overseas and 254 domestic players have registered for the domestic league. The draft will be surrounded by a lot of buzz and entertainment as the concept of the tournament is very new and unique.