Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has won the prestigious Allan Border medal for 2023 season, completing one of the finest comebacks for the country. Marsh scored 79 more votes than skipper Pat Cummins in a year when the latter took Australia to World Test Championship and ODI World Cup wins against India and retaining Ashes as well. Marsh although, credited his skipper and coach for backing him up.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!“I’m a bit fat at times and I love a beer but you see the best in me always and you’ve changed my life,” he said about Cummins and head coach Andrew McDonald. “For your support and your leadership, Patty, playing under you is a dream.”
“I often spoke to my wife about…,” Marsh said while visibly emotional, “… that I just wanted to get one more crack at it, and it’s been amazing. She gave me the perspective on life that I needed,” he Marsh said about his wife Greta. Watch his emotional speech below:
In one of the epic stories, Marsh scored 594 runs in six Tests at an average of 66 along with 858 runs in ODIs at an average of 47 to go with a strike rate of 114. His comeback started when he was roped in for Headingley Test during Ashes and scored a magnificent 118 at a strike rate of 100. In ODI World Cup 2023 played in India, he was one of the most successful Australian batters, scoring 441 runs at an average of stunning 49.
Among other awards, Marsh was also named Australia’s men’s ODI Player of the Year while pacer Jason Behrendorff was named men’s T20I Player of the Year. Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, meanwhile, was named Australia’s men’s Test Player of the Year.
For the domestic T20 tournament Big Bash League (BBL) Matt Short was named Player of the Tournament for the second time in a row. Short, who plays for the Adelaide Strikers, scored 541 runs at an average of 60 and a strike rate of 153 in 2023 season.
You can now write for Baazigarnews.com and be a part of the Baazigar family. Share your stories and opinions with us here.
