IPL : SL player among three top contenders to replace Mitchell Marsh if he is ruled out
Mitchell Marsh was today (28) ruled out of Australia’s ODI and T20I series against Pakistan after the all-rounder suffered a hip injury while training.
Cameron Green is likely to replace Marsh in the Australia squad for the white ball series.
In turn, the news has also come as a worry for Delhi Capitals, who had bought Marsh for Rs 6.50 crore in the auction as a replacement for Marcus Stoinis, whom they had let go and was purchased by Lucknow Super Giants in the player draft ahead of the auction.The severity of Mitchell Marsh’s injury is yet to be known but reports suggest that he could be ruled out of the IPL 2022.
According to IPL sources, Delhi Capitals have finalized several players to replace Mitchell Marsh in case he is ruled out.Sri Lanka white ball captain Dasun Shanaka who is a similar fast bowling all rounder is also among the top contenders to replace Mitchell Marsh.David Wiese and Ben Cutting are the other two contenders but Shanaka might be the favourite after doing well in the recent India T20 series.
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