‘Rehab has gone to plan’ - Mitchell Marsh 'ready to go' for India ODIs

After being sidelined for three months, Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is set to return to action as he has been named in the 16-member ODI squad for the India series, which is slated to begin on March 17 in Mumbai. He last featured in the ODI series against England and has been recovering from an ankle injury ever since.

Meanwhile, before travelling to India, the cricketer is set to feature in the Marsh Cup final. Prior to the same, he said that he had solid three months of rehab and is raring to go. The 31-year-old also clarified that he is not bowling at the moment and will be playing as a specialised batter in the series.

“It has been a solid three months of rehab, thoroughly planned out. I have had no setbacks and looking forward to getting back into it now,” said Marsh as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

“I have not started bowling, will progress that over the next few weeks. I am confident to play as a (specialist) batsman. For now, it is a bit of a luxury to come back as a batsman and we will see how the bowling goes. But I have done the work, the rehab has gone to plan and I am ready to go,” the all-rounder added.

All formats are on the cards for me: Mitchell Marsh

After recovering from the ankle injury, Marsh said that he is ready to put an end to an almost four-year drought in Test cricket. He stated that a lot of cricket is left in him and he will continue to play as an all-rounder as long as he can.

“All formats are on the cards for me. I have a lot of cricket left in my body. I always loved being an allrounder, which allows me to be in the game at all times. I will continue to be an all-rounder as long as I can. It [surgery] was not a decision made lightly, especially how much I love playing for Perth Scorchers.

For my career, long-term, and with the Ashes - which I am hoping to be part of the squad - and the World Cup this year, I wanted to make sure I had a lot of cricket under my belt,” Marsh concluded.

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