Mitchell Marsh and Philip Salt ruled out of BBL 12 due to injury

Mitchell Marsh has had his issues with injuries [Source: Twitter]

In what could be a massive blow to Perth Scorchers, Mitchell Marsh and Philip Salt have been ruled out of the Big Bash League starting next month. 

Marsh will be out of action for three months, as he has undergone keyhole surgery on his troubled ankle. On the other hand, dashing English batter Salt is yet to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in Australia. Their absence will adversely affect Scorchers' BBL campaign. 

Reacting to the injury setbacks, Scorchers general manager Kade Harvey expressed his disappointment, but expected their bench strength to not let them feel the dynamic duo's absence. 

Here's what Harvey said

"Losing Mitch and Phil so close to the start of the season is very disappointing. Mitch is one of the best ball-strikers in global cricket with an incredible BBL record, and his leadership and presence around the group is enormous,

"Phil has proven his class for England and in T20 tournaments around the world, so it's unfortunate he won't pull on the orange this summer. We're under no illusions about how difficult it will be to cover the absence of Mitch and Phil, but we take pride in the depth of our squad and have a lot of players capable of stepping up."

Earlier, the Scorchers terminated the contract of Laurie Evans after the Englishman returned positive in a dope test. They have signed former South African captain Faf du Plessis as his replacement. 

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