Mitchell Marsh lavished praise on his colleague Glenn Maxwell following the all-rounder's standout performance with the ball, leading Australia to a 66-run victory over India in the third ODI on Wednesday, September 27. Marsh highlighted Maxwell's invaluable contribution to the team, particularly noting his all-round skills, and expressed confidence in the RCB player's potential to shine for Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
"It was a great spell. He came back after having not played much cricket for the last (few) months. It was great to see him back. It is the energy that Maxi brings to the team, his presence, and the balance that he gives us," Marsh commented during the press briefing.
"We obviously know that his batting is absolutely class but what he can do with the ball, and the options that he will give us with our all-rounders is vital for us going into the World Cup.
Discussing Maxwell's role in the World Cup, Marsh stated, "There may be wickets where he's the third spinner through this World Cup. But just the ability for us to play the three quicks, a spinner, and have Maxi who has the ability on the right wicket to bowl ten overs, think you see a lot of teams around the world have guys like Maxi; it gives you a lot of flexibility with the teams you can pick or the way you can structure your batting line-up."
Marsh, who struck a decisive 96 in the first half, couldn't field in the second innings due to cramps caused by batting in the severe heat and humidity.
"It was as tough as (anywhere) I have batted in. When I came off, I was absolutely exhausted, (and had) a full-body cramp but obviously (it was) nice to contribute to a win like that. I thought we played outstanding (cricket)," he remarked.
"I wanted to (bowl), basically bowled a couple of balls (during warm-up) but basically had cramps all the way up in my legs.
Marsh nearly secured a second ODI century against India for the second time this year but was just a few runs short.
“(It was) unfortunate but the way we all batted was outstanding and (it was) really the way we want to go about it, moving forward to the World Cup. I thought today (Wednesday) was a really good template of how we want to play our cricket and gave ourselves an opportunity.”
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