Australia’s Mitchell Marsh out of ICC World Cup 2023 indefinitely

Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh would be out of the ICC World Cup 2023 indefinitely due to personal reasons, said Cricket Australia on Thursday.

Australia’s Mitchell Marsh in action. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K

Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh would be out of the ICC World Cup 2023 indefinitely due to personal reasons, said Cricket Australia on Thursday.

It was unclear on how long Marsh would be unavailable and if a replacement squad player would be required.

“A timeline on his return to the squad is to be confirmed,” said the release.

The five-time champions face holders England in Ahmedabad on Saturday before pool stage encounters against Afghanistan and Bangladesh later this month.

Australia is third in the table after six matches and the news of Marsh’s unavailability comes after fellow all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was ruled out of the England match due to concussion after he fell off a golf cart this week.

All-rounder Marcus Stoinis is set to return to the line-up after shaking off a calf problem while Cameron Green is likely to step in for Marsh.

(With inputs from Reuters)