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Australian legendary wicketkeeper Rod Marsh dies at age 74, cricketing world mourns

Rod Marsh

The Sport Australia Corridor of Standing on Friday confirmed Rod Marsh, who performed 96 Test suits for Australia from 1970 to 1984, had died in an Adelaide sanatorium. 

Venerable Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh. (Photo: Cricket Australia)

Rod Marsh, an Australian cricket gargantuan and the wicketkeeper who formed a prolific wicket-taking partnership with streak bowler Dennis Lillee, has died per week after suffering a coronary heart assault all the arrangement in which by a fundraising event in Queensland affirm. He used to be 74.

The Sport Australia Corridor of Standing on Friday confirmed Marsh, who performed 96 Test suits for Australia from 1970 to 1984, had died in an Adelaide sanatorium. Marsh held a Test anecdote of 355 dismissals by a wicketkeeper, including 95 off the bowling of Lillee. He additionally performed 92 ODIs for Australia earlier than retiring from high-flight cricket in February 1984.

A left-handed batter, he used to be the first Australian wicketkeeper to ranking a century in test cricket, and finished his profession with three. He later led the nationwide cricket academies in Australia and in England and used to be the inaugural head of the Worldwide Cricket Council’s world coaching academy in Dubai.

Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne led the tributes for Marsh on social media. “Sad to listen to the tips that Rod Marsh has handed. He used to be a myth of our gargantuan sport & an inspiration to so many younger boys &  girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so great-namely to Australia & England gamers. Sending heaps & a whole bunch love to Ros & the household. RIP mate,” Warne wrote.

Sad to listen to the tips that Rod Marsh has handed. He used to be a myth of our gargantuan sport & an inspiration to so many younger boys & girls. Rod cared deeply about cricket & gave so great-namely to Australia & England gamers. Sending heaps & a whole bunch love to Ros & the household. RIP mate

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 4, 2022

Extraordinarily sad to listen to about the passing away of Rod Marsh.


My heartfelt condolences to his household and friends. pic.twitter.com/HWZW73b0z4

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) March 4, 2022

Very sad to listen to of the passing of Rod Marsh. As a kid he used to be my favourite player. He used to be fragment of 1 of doubtlessly the most inspiring eras in Australian and world cricket. He’ll be remembered as one of Australia’s supreme ever Test cricket gamers. pic.twitter.com/SvRhe2u2z9

— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) March 4, 2022

In 2014, he used to be appointed as Australia’s chairman of selectors and held the set for two years. He used to be inducted into the Sport Australia Corridor of Standing in 1985. The hall of reputation’s chairman, John Bertrand, acknowledged Marsh used to be used to be tactical, spoke without fear and seen the abilities of younger cricketers.

“Wickets were caught by Marsh and the time period ‘caught Marsh, bowled Lillee’ turned folklore,” Bertrand acknowledged. “He created history. Revered by all these he performed with and in opposition to.”

(with PTI inputs)

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