Mitchell Marsh backs Maxwell to play big role in Australia's World Cup campaign

Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell will have to play a big role ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023 as he brings a balance in the Australian team as third spinner Mitchell Marsh on MaxwellReturning to international cricket after six months due to an ankle injury and the birth of his son Glenn Maxwell attains his careerbest bowling figures 4 wickets for 40 runs against India in the 3rd ODI match Australia won the match by 66 runsAlso ReadIN PHOTOS IND vs AUS Aussies backfires in 3rd ODIIt was a great spell He came back after having not played much cricket for the last few months Marsh said during the press conferenceIt was great to see him back It is the energy that Maxi brings to the team his presence and the balance that he gives usWe obviously know that his batting is absolutely class but what he can do with the ball and the options that he will give us with our allrounders is vital for us going into the World CupTalking about Maxwells role in the World Cup Marsh said There may be wickets where hes the third spinner through this World CupBut just the ability for us to play the three quicks a spinner and have Maxi who has the ability on the right wicket to bowl ten overs think you see a lot of teams around the world have guys like Maxi it gives you a lot of flexibility with the teams you can pick or the way you can structure your batting lineupMarsh who struck a matchwinning 96 in the first half could not field in the second innings as he was cramping up after batting in extreme heat and humidityIt was as tough as anywhere I have batted in When I came off I was absolutely exhausted had full body cramp but obviously it was nice to contribute to a win like that I thought we played outstanding cricket he saidI wanted to bowl basically bowled a couple of balls during warm up but basically had cramps all the way up in my legsIt has been a big couple of weeks I have played 10 out of a possible 11 games in the last three weeks so with what is to come the staff said to cool my jets for the fielding innings he saidFor the second time against India this year Marsh looked set to add a second ODI century to his kitty but missed narrowly It is never nice to get that close you want to get to a hundred he saidIt was unfortunate but the way we all batted was outstanding and it was really the way we want to go about it moving forward to the World Cup I thought today Wednesday was a really good template of how we want to play our cricket and gave ourselves an opportunityMarsh said clarity of his role in the team and getting more overs to bat opening the innings have brought him closer to scoring his first ODI ton since 2016You would always like more hundreds I have batted most of my career in middle to lower order you do not always get the opportunity to score hundreds back thereThis year I have batted at the top and I am getting myself into positions to score hundreds most importantly for the team to set the platformWith Agency Inputs