Australia’s T20I captain Mitchell Marsh has been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season for his new team, Lucknow Super Giants. Despite missing the Champions Trophy due to a back injury, he is set to travel early next week. Marsh was signed for Rs 3.40 crore at IPL auction last November. He will join the squad on March 18, reuniting with former Australia coach Justin Langer, who is in his second season as LSG’s head coach. Marsh’s Australia teammates Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood are expected to be fit for the IPL and will play for Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. South Australian players Travis Head (Sunrisers), Jake Fraser-McGurk (Capitals), and Spencer Johnson (KKR) will head to India despite SA already qualifying for the Sheffield Shield final. Xavier Bartlett, Josh Inglis and Aaron Hardie will join Punjab Kings under head coach Ricky Ponting, skipping the final Shield round and the potential final for their respective states.