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Mitchell Marsh set to miss white-ball series against PAK, doubts over IPL availability

Mitchell Marsh set to miss white-ball series against PAK, doubts over IPL availability


Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the next set of white balls against Pakistan after suffering a hip injury during training. Cameron Green will replace Marsh for Tuesday's opening ODI in Lahore. "We think he injured his hip flexor in training, so we'll wait and see what that looks like, but I don't think he'll be available for the show depending on what he was feeling yesterday," Australia White said. -ball skipper Aaron Finch, quoted by ESPNcricinfo. Following his latest injury, Marsh could be sidelined for 4-6 weeks which has put a question mark over his availability for the IPL. Mitchell Marsh's injury opened the doors for Cameron Green to cement his place in the limited overs format. Green has been a vital cog in Australia's Test squad, and it provides a great opportunity for the youngster to cement his place in the white ball team. "Cam will probably play and beat in that middle role." "We have seen that he is a super talented cricketer. He has been pretty consistent in his Test career. His impact with the bat and the ball cannot be underestimated. Really excited for Cam to have this opportunity "said Australian skipper Aaron Finch. The injury of T20 World Cup hero Mitchell Marsh will cost the inexperienced Australian squad dearly, who are already short of star players like Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and David Warner. Additionally, Steve Smith was also dropped from the squad due to an elbow injury. Pakistani team ODI and T20: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafique*, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq*, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir (ODI only)



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