Cricket: Indian summer for Warner, Finch, Marsh in IPL

Almost halfway through this IPL tournament this year, it seems Australian voters erred in court during this year have failed campaign World T20.

National selectors sat former captain Aaron Finch for the first two games, pushed opener David Warner on the order and let Mitch Marsh halfway through the tournament - as Australia failed to get out of the pool stage.

But the trio have been Australia's best players met on the opening weeks of the IPL.

The turn in Warner, now back to the top of the order for the Sunrisers Hyderabad was amazing. with 294 runs at an average of 73.50 play on the same wicket he last month at an average of 9.75 hit only 38 runs for Australia, it has been the second best batsman of IPL.
Four of his six innings half centuries been, and his hit rate is the second best of everyone who has scored more than 150 runs for the tournament. The only Australian to him is close to Aaron Finch.

In four innings, the Victorian has three scores of 50-plus, his 191 runs at an average of 63.66 for the next Gurajat Lions.

After the captaincy stripped, Fink also missed Australia's opening two group at the World T20 corresponds.

Meanwhile, Marsh record with the ball for the Rising Pune tremendous extent that any other Australian seamer exceeded.

Marsh has the best economy rate in the competition, nine go his overs for only 45 runs.

Likewise, average is the best in the competition for those who have more than five overs bowled, four wickets at just 11.25 revenue per piece.

Marsh rolled five overs for Australia in the first two games of the World T20 at a rate of 7.6 before being dropped for must-win battles against Pakistan and India.

Fellow Australian Shane Watson (seven wickets at 22:42) and Kane Richardson (five wickets at 18:20) were also impressive with the ball in the IPL.

■ He was only given the job on a short-term basis, but Allan Donald has to be long-term bowling coach on Australia's eyes. Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Thursday that the former South African fast bowling Australia Brigade would lead to the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, but the long-term replacement for Craig McDermott was still unknown.

Australian coach Darren Lehmann announced last week, he tried to lure Jason Gillespie in the role, but the Proteas' fourth leading wicket-taker has to keep ambitions beyond this winter well on the job.

"If it happens to be a long-term thing, then I would absolutely love to do that," Donald said. "There is no question. I would love to work with Boof [head coach Darren Lehmann] and his team, without a shadow of doubt."

■ Star batsman Kane Williamson captain of New Zealand cricket team was appointed in all three formats.

Williamson, who has the Black Caps out on the World Twenty20 semifinals March 36 times New Zealand in the games in short form with Skipper.