Mitchell Marsh ruled out of Champions Trophy; IPL stint with Lucknow Super Giants in doubt

Mitchell Marsh ruled out of Champions Trophy; IPL stint with Lucknow Super Giants in doubt

Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy due to a persistent back injury.

Marsh has had a tough season, losing his Test spot to Beau Webster for the SCG match against India after scoring just 73 runs in seven innings and playing a limited bowling role in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

He featured in a single BBL game on January 7 but skipped the final three matches to recover ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Marsh’s injury could also leave his IPL stint with Lucknow Super Giants in jeopardy.

“Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men’s Champion’s Trophy with ongoing lower back pain and dysfunction,” the statement said. “The National Selection Panel and Australian men’s medical team ruled Marsh out of the tournament with the injury which has not responded sufficiently to rehabilitation.”

The selectors have time till February 12 to name a replacement.