ODI World Cup 2023: Mitchell Marsh has flown home due to personal reasons and will be out of the World Cup indefinitely.

Australian Batting All-Rounder Mitchell Marsh has returned home to Perth due to personal reasons and there is no certainty about his World Cup return.

Abishek GoswamiNovember 2, 2023 at 04:58 AM2 min read
ODI World Cup 2023: Mitchell Marsh has flown home due to personal reasons and will be out of the World Cup indefinitely.
Australian Batting All-Rounder Mitchell Marsh has returned home to Perth due to personal reasons and there is no certainty about his World Cup return.

32-year-old Mitchell Marsh flew out of India on Wednesday. he will surely miss Saturday evening's blockbuster match against England in Ahmedabad. A date of his return has not been confirmed yet. Cricket Australia revealed the news in a statement. There is no certainty about his World Cup return at this moment.

Marsh has scored 225 runs at 37.50 during the World Cup campaign. Cameron Green will replace him in the ODI starting XI. Australia are currently sitting in the third spot of the World Cup standings. They have won four consecutive matches after a poor start to their campaign.

Earlier, Glenn Maxwell was ruled out for the England clash due to a concussion, having fallen off a moving golf cart on Monday. The Aussies have now 13 players to choose from for this weekend's contest at Narendra Modi Stadium.

However, there is some positive news for the Australian side as all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is set to return to the lineup after recovering from a calf problem.

In its official statement, Cricket Australia confirmed Marsh's departure and clarified that a timeline on his return would be confirmed soon. 

"Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh has returned home from the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 late last night for personal reasons. A timeline on his return to the squad is to be confirmed. No further detail will be offered at this time," the statement read. 

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