The T20 World Cup 2024 has started from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and America. The Australian team will play its first match against Oman on June 6. Meanwhile, the fitness of captain Mitchell Marsh remains a matter of concern for the team. In fact, Mitchell Marsh suffered a hamstring injury during IPL 2024, from which he has not yet recovered.

Australian head coach Andrew McDonald recently revealed that Marsh would not bowl in the first match against Oman. Now Mitchell Marsh himself has given an update on his fitness and said that he will not be able to bowl in the initial stages of the T20 World Cup.

Will Mitchell Marsh be able to bowl at the end of T20 World Cup 2024?

Mitchell Marsh told ESPNcricinfo, ‘Yes, I will not bowl at the start of the tournament. I always joke as a captain – I hope I don’t bowl late in the tournament. But yes, I will slowly progress over the next 10-12 days and hopefully I will be able to bowl at the end of the tournament.

In the Australian bowling department, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will play the role of fast bowlers. While Adam Jampa and Glenn Maxwell can be seen bowling in the middle overs.

People got a chance to spend some time at home- Marsh

Some Australian players have not yet reached New York for the T20 World Cup 2024. Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis were all part of IPL 2024, due to which these players are spending time with their families.

Australian captain Mitchell Marsh gave a big update on these players and said, ‘(Mitchell) Starc and Maxi (Glenn Maxwell) are going to come by lunchtime this morning or afternoon. Apart from these two, all the players are here. People got a chance to spend some time at home, I think this is really important for us as a group and individually. It takes a few days to come here from Australia, which adds some challenges.’