Australia T20I captain Mitchell Marsh is expected to make his return to competitive action through the IPL 2025 season with the Lucknow Super Giants as a ‘batter-only’ option as he continues to aim for full fitness from a back injury that kept him out of action in early January. After a poor Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 campaign, Marsh played a solitary Big Bash League game on January 7.
According to an ESPNcricinfo report, Marsh is expected to link up with the LSG squad on March 18 after missing Australia’s Champions Trophy tournament. Marsh was one among four players that Australia lost to injuries before the campaign.
The Aussie all-rounder was snapped up by LSG during the IPL 2025 Mega Auction last November for Rs 3.4 crores. While he will not bowl in the forthcoming event, Marsh has had a few run-ins with injuries during previous IPL seasons too. Having featured for the Delhi Capitals in the previous three seasons, Marsh suffered a hamstring injury early on in the 2024 season before making a return during the T20 World Cup. The 33-year-old has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rising Pune Supergiants, Pune Warriors and Deccan Chargers in the past.
Meanwhile, Marsh’s compatriots, Test skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are also expected to return to action through the IPL. The pace trio missed the recent Champions Trophy due to varying injuries. While Cummins is expected to lead SunRisers Hyderabad from their opening fixture itself, Starc will be in action with a new franchise in the Capitals after winning the title with Kolkata Knight Riders the previous season. The 34-year-old Hazlewood, who suffered multiple injuries over the last few months, will ALSO make a return to Royal Challengers Bengaluru after having previously represented the team in 2022-23.
