Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh has conceded it has been a huge disappointment that his Indian Premier League side Delhi Capitals couldn't make it to this season's playoffs despite things going in their favor till that do-or-die game against Mumbai Indians eliminated them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi Capitals needed to beat Rohit Sharma's side in their final league fixture, which would have secured their playoffs berth. But the Ricky Ponting-coached side lost by five wickets and was dumped out of IPL 2022, and Royal Challengers Bangalore sneaked in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marsh, who overcame a bout of Covid-19 at the start of the lucrative league and gave some commanding performances in the last five games of the season with the Capitals, including a 62-ball 89 performance against Rajasthan Royals on May 11, told Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday how bad he felt after his team failed to make the grade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was a shame we couldn't get into the (IPL) finals. I got the real sense of how he (head coach Ricky Ponting) cares for his players and that was probably how he was as a captain and a leader of a team -- it's the way he makes you feel. He made me feel like a really important player for Delhi," said the 30-year-old Marsh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marsh now wants to take the IPL form into the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, beginning on June 7, and subsequently into the five-match ODI series against the Islanders. The Australian added that he would like to continue batting at No.3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I've loved batting at number three, and I've been there a bit over 12 months now. I certainly feel like that's my best positioning in T20 cricket, and I've loved batting in the power play, I've batted a lot with David Warner and had some great partnerships with him -- it's been really enjoyable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n