OTD| Australia’s star batter, Shaun Marsh, was born in 1983

On this day, 40 years ago, Australian star cricketer Shaun Marsh was born in Narrogin, Western Australia. Notably, Geoff Marsh, a former Australian opener, is his father, and Mitchell Marsh is his younger brother, who is also a cricketer and plays magnificently for the Aussies. Speaking of his background, the stylish batter has always been fascinated by cricket, owing to his father’s early exposure to the game and the benefits of an international background that made him a great star for his side.

The 41-year-old batter displayed a tremendous amount of talent, along with extraordinary consistency throughout his career. Furthermore, he represented Australia in the Under-19 World Cups in 1999 and 2001. During the 1999 edition, the dashing batter was Australia’s second-highest run scorer, after only Shane Watson. During this time, he also made his first-class debut, stepping in as a middle-order batsman against South Australia in 2001.

As the Indian Premier League commenced in 2008, Shaun Marsh’s exploits while playing for Kings XI Punjab elevated him to recognition in front of Indian fans. In addition, he finished his debut season by amassing the most runs throughout the edition, including a magnificent century against the Rajasthan Royals in the final match. Notably, he missed the first four games, but he still managed to achieve the title of most run-getter in the 2008 IPL season. Subsequently, the left-handed batter received an agreement from the Cricket Australia board to join his national team as an outcome of his IPL accomplishments.

The top order batter had won the Man of the Match award for 81 runs off 97 balls in his One Day International debut in 2008. Notably, his Test journey was quite difficult; despite being an integral part of Australia’s Test cricket squad, Marsh wasn’t picked for any of the 2008 tour’s games in India. Furthermore, Marsh had to wait around three years to make his Test debut after being included in the team since 2008. He received the green cap from his father in July 2011 upon being picked for the Australian test team’s tour against Sri Lanka. He ended his debut match with a smashing century (141) against the hosts.