Mitch Marsh goes into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India, in which he has been on a good run as a Test batter, as a combat ready participant. He disclosed that he has put in significant effort over the years in improving the aspects of his game that are not physical and that he has mastered the art of dealing with disappointment after failure. Thanks to his aggressive batting, Mitchell Marsh, a medium pace bowling all-rounder will be one of the main focus areas in the series against India. Between 2014 and 2019, Marsh son of the great Goeff Marsh, lost several test matches averaging only 25.20, and managed to score just three hundreds and six fifties in 55 innings.
Marsh, returning to Test cricket after four years last year during The Ashes against England, was a different player this time around, combining aggression and consistent performance which was unknown to him before. Last year in five Test matches, he scored 540 runs which included one hundred and four fifties averaging 67.50. He featured prominently in Australia’s sixth 50 over World Cup triumph as a batsman scoring 441 runs in 10 innings including 2 centuries and a half-century.
On FOX Cricket Marsh said, “Mentally I have worked really hard to be able to just walk out there and get into my pre-ball routines regardless of how nervous I am.”
“It is all about the preparation for me
. Whenever I prepare the best possible way, I feel very confident going into a game or an innings and if I do not perform, I can look at myself in the mirror and say I have done everything I could. Sometimes it is a good ball, sometimes it is a mental error. You take the lesson, and you carry on fast.”
“Maybe it was that in the previous times, I could not just let go of those defeats, bringing them to my following innings or my next match, which after some time can actually become too heavy. I have most definitely improved in that aspect.”
“I am not saying it will guarantee me success, but I can say it makes the game more enjoyable, regardless of the position I am in. I feel as if I have got tools now to hopefully get me through this,” he rounded up his point.
Referring to a ten-year gap strategizing India in Test series that included two series’ defeats at home in 2018-19 and 2020-21, March stated that the last two defeats will be a huge motivational boost for his side.
“Since the last time they played here, we have come a long way as a team. We have got a really experienced group now, and also talking about the last two series losses, the supporters will be excited for that and are looking to support us fully,” he further said.
The series opener in Perth will take place on November 22, while the second Test will be a day-night match at the Adelaide Oval from December 6 to 10.
The audience will then shift to The Gabba, Brisbane for the third Test from 14th to 18th December.
The penultimate stage of the Test series will be the traditional Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground between December 26-30.
Finally, the fifth Test is earmarked for the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7, and it is the most awaited conclusion of a much-awaited series.
India’s squad for Border-Gavaskar Series: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar
Australia squad for the first Test: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
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