Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is all set to overlook their upcoming high-profile Test sequence in India after present process surgical procedure to deal with his left ankle.
The 31-year-old seam bowling all-rounder is prone to be out of motion for 3 months following keyhole surgical procedure to take away unfastened items of bone and restore cartilage.
Australian chair of selectors George Bailey stated they anticipated him to be match for the ODI sequence in opposition to India in March forward of the World Cup.
“Mitchell is an important member of our squad, and we will support him through his recovery period and we expect him to be available for Australian selection for the ODI series against India in March,” Bailey stated in a press release. “
“In having surgery now, it gives Mitchell the best possible opportunity to recover and resume his all-rounder skills which are an important part of our plans for the upcoming year and beyond.”
Marsh has been stricken by recurring ache in his left ankle, with the fixed ache nearly hampering his T20 World Cup marketing campaign on dwelling soil.
Marsh was not chosen in Australia’s dwelling Test squad in opposition to the West Indies, however was a touring member of Australia’s most up-to-date tour of Asia, the two-match sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka in July.
Marsh hasn’t performed a Test because the 2019 Ashes, though the all-rounder was decided to tour India for Australia’s Border-Gavaskar sequence, an important sequence in Australia’s World Test Championship remaining.
Marsh joins fellow all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who may even play on the sidelines after struggling a groin harm in mid-November.
Maxwell fell and fractured his left fibula in an innocuous fall at a pal’s home following Australia’s unsuccessful T20 World Cup rescue.
Australia will tour India in February-March for a four-match Test sequence for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
