Shaun Marsh: IPL T20 Kings IX Punjab Star
February 10, 2009
Shaun Edward Marsh was born in Narrogin, Western Australia on 9 July, 1983. He is the son of the great Australian cricketer Geoff Marsh.
Shaun also astounded other fellow Australian cricketers when he scored his maiden first class century in 2003 against New South Wales team that included the Waugh brothers. After the retirement of the legendary Aussie opener Justin Langer, Shaun Marsh made a crucial decision of his young career when he decided to replace him as an opener. Many experts believe that the most difficult job is that of an opener, and there were many question marks whether Shaun would succeed in this role just like his father.
Shaun got his opportunity to display his special talent in the inaugural IPL season in which he got a contract from the Kings IX Punjab. Marsh displayed explosive form in the shortest version of the game and impressed one and all. Despite the fact that he missed the opening four matches, he still remained among the highest scorers of the tournament. He made solid contributions in all the matches he played and helped his team win many unlikely games. Throughout IPL Shaun was seen to be playing booming cover drives and dispatching short deliveries over the fence. He posed strong challenge to fast bowlers with the new bowl in hand like Chaminda Vaas, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Umar Gul and Ishant Sharma.
Owing to his superb domestic performances Shaun was named the Lawrie Sawle Medalist for being the best player for Western Australia. Recently Shaun was made his International debut for Australian National side against West Indies. Although, Kings IX Punjab could not qualify for the Twenty 20 Champions League, but Shaun would still be featuring in the Western Warriors. In such a historical event, the stage is set for this young Australian sensation to make his mark upon the International cricket scene.