LSG captain Rishabh Pant has been the talk of the IPL for his poor form alongside his massive price tag, his batting, his batting position, and his captaincy as well. Mitchell Marsh, however, has given a thumbs-up to Pant’s leadership.
“He is a good leader,” says Marsh, who has also played under Pant at Delhi Capitals. “Look, I think he’s really growing into a role and he’s still reasonably young, but, yeah, he’s a good leader. And, yeah, he’s just getting better and better. So (I’m) looking forward to hopefully playing under him for a while.”
Mitchell Marsh has scored 344 runs in eight matches, which came at an impressive average of 43, but he has been playing as a batter so far, specifically as an opener, with the team management using him as an Impact Player as well. However, Marsh said that he may also contribute with the ball as well.
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“It’s a different experience (going only as a batter), that’s for sure. I feel like a baseballer,” says Marsh. “It has been a lot of fun. And yeah, I’m open to the role whenever they need me in the field or my bowling will come back at some stage. So the dream will be over.”
Marsh has 37 IPL wickets, which came at an average of 21.49 and an economy rate of 8.52. Moreover, he has bowled over 90 overs across 50 matches in his nine IPL seasons. Marsh has played for six different franchises across nine IPL seasons – Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors, Rising Pune Supergiant, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Capitals – before joining LSG this season as well.
“I think I’ve really enjoyed it so far. New team, new people, just try to contribute where I can. And we’re obviously well placed at the moment (sixth place with 10 points from nine games). (It’s) such an even and hard competition. So every game is hard to win, but we know we’re a few wins away from really pushing for the semifinals (playoffs). Every time you play for a different team, it’s always a new experience, new people. The team is run differently. But, yeah, this is a really close group of people and we got some fantastic humans here, which is for me more important than cricket. So, yeah, it’s been a real pleasure to be a part of it and hopefully we can keep winning,” he shared.
“I think it’s always a challenge and something that we experience playing international cricket. You play in different countries, different wickets, you know, different conditions all the time. So it’s just about preparing as well as you possibly can and adjusting to the conditions and contributing to wins,” Mitchell Marsh concluded.
