CHENNAI: As he wrapped up the post-match press conference late Wednesday night after Australia’s series-clinching victory at Chepauk, Mitchell Marsh thanked the journalists present and topped it off with a “Go, Delhi!” chant. The allrounder had just been adjudged Player of the Series for his pivotal 194 runs as a new-found ODI opener for the Aussies, but mentally he was already in IPL mode.
Delhi Capitals will miss the firepower of Rishabh Pant this season, but the apparent ease with which Marsh attacked the hosts’ well-rounded bowling line-up on the cusp of IPL 2023 — averaging 97 with a strike rate of 131 — has engineered expectations of even more explosive knocks for his franchise in the coming two months.
