Big-hitting all-rounder and Australian cricket's man of the moment Mitchell Marsh has thanked the country's selectors for giving him an "amazing six weeks" at the T20 World Cup by promoting him to the top-order.
Mitchell Marsh struck 75 and then took three wickets while paceman Mitchell Starc's stellar bowling in the final over help Australia end the West Indies’ winning streak.
Langer said that Mitchell Marsh may be promoted to the top order, and Moises Henriques and wicket-keeper Ben McDermott may also be given chances in the T20I series.
Jason Roy played only eight IPL games in his career, scoring 179 runs at 29.83 with one half-century.
Marsh has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the franchise about his decision.
The 29-year-old Marsh suffered an ankle injury in the opening match of the Indian Premier League in September and has been out of action since then.
Marsh, who twisted his ankle while going for a dive in his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad's season opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore, is currently undergoing a 14-day quarantine in a Perth hotel.
Holder, Marsh's replacement, played only 11 IPL matches in his career between 2013 and 2016.
Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Marsh was handed the ball by skipper David Warner to bowl the fifth over but he could bowl only four deliveries.
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh suffers an ankle injury and couldn't bowl further in the innings with team-mate Vijay Shankar completing his quota of overs.
Mitchell Marsh will arrive at Lord's ahead of the start of the T20 campaign in late May, and join Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman at Middlesex.
Maxwell last played for Australia in October before taking a break from cricket, citing mental health issues. He returned to action in the BBL for the Melbourne Stars.
Mitchell Marsh said the league was a good stepping stone for young Australian players and they were getting picked in the national side because of their BBL performances.
Marsh, who was in destructive mode slammed a hat-trick of sixes in the last three balls of the innings against Brisbane Heat's Ben Laughlin to hit his career-best BBL score.
Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh has tendered an apology after he broke his hand while punching the dressing room wall during a Sheffield Shield match.
Put in to bat by Australia, England were pegged back from a strong position at 103-1 after lunch as Marsh ran through the middle order to immediately justify the decision to call him up in place of Travis Head.
The final XI will be revealed at the toss. The inclusion of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, Australia's highest wicket-takers this series, will be dependent upon how they recover from the Old Trafford Test.
Both Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis are set to undergo scans on Sunday before the team management takes a call on whether they will stay on with the squad or not.
The 29-year-old Stoinis will be reassessed ahead of Australia's match against Sri Lanka on Saturday, before an official call is taken to replace Stoinis permanently in their 15-man squad with Marsh.
Playing as the Scorchers stand-in captain with Mitchell Marsh on national duty, Turner has scored 43 not out, 47 and 60 not out in his past three BBL matches.
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