Initial Step, Giants Mark

Opener Marsh and Pooran lift crowd at Visakhapatnam to put LSG in position of strength

- GOMESH S @ Chennai

ON February 3, 2025, Mitchell Marsh, who had been dropped from the Australian Test team, was at the Cricket Australia annual awards narrating a story. He had had a horrid summer with the bat against India, especially Jasprit Bumrah, and lost his place in the side.

He was at home as Australia toured Sri Lanka and was playing some backyard cricket where his four-year-old nephew Ted imitated Bumrah's bowling action. "We were playing backyard cricket the other day and he came to me with Bum's (Jasprit Bumrah) action. And nightmare continued," said Marsh sending the room to a laughter riot. That is just how Mitch Marsh is. So secure of himself and unserious about his image.

Cut to March 24, 2025. Marsh is in Visakhapatnam, playing for Lucknow Super Giants against Delhi Capitals. There is no Bumrah in front of him, but that is a different issue altogether, and Marsh was smashing the ball all around as hard as he always could.