Australia’s Mitchell Starc prepares to bowl throughout a coaching session at The Oval cricket floor in London on Monday, June 5, 2023.
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Star Australian pacer Mitchell Starc stated he has been sitting out the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a very long time in order to delay his worldwide profession and signify his nation in 100 (*100*) matches.
A member of the 2015 ODI World Cup–successful crew and the 2021 T20 World Cup–successful facet, Starc might be wanting to add one other ICC occasion to his title when he seems for Australia in the World (*100*) Championship (WTC) final in opposition to India at The Oval in London on June 7.
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“To choose not to do certain things to prolong playing for Australia — I’ve tried to be smart about that,” stated Starc, who has performed solely two editions of the IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), talking to cricket.com.au.
“Yeah, the money’s nice, but I’d love to play 100 Test matches. Whether I get there or not, I don’t know, but that would be a nice one to tick off. Hopefully, there’s a little bit left in me.”
The 33-year-old left-arm pacer has to this point appeared in 77 Tests, taking 306 wickets at a mean of 27.52 since making his debut in 2011. He additionally performed 110 ODIs and 58 T20s, snapping 219 and 73 wickets respectively.
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“To play three formats for over 10 years, it’s been a lot of pain along the way, but I’m grateful I’ve gotten that far. Whilst I’ve tried to add to the bow, as soon as I lose airspeed, there’s going to be someone chasing me. Once that next left-armer is coming through, yeah, I’m sure I’ll know when I know.”
Starc had obtained loads of criticism for his unflattering efficiency in the previous couple of years with the late Shane Warne even questioning his place in the crew. “That [media criticism] might have bothered me a few years ago, but I’ve certainly settled on a happy place where it doesn’t bother me anymore,” he stated.
“If that’s what people think, that’s what they think … if I’m the whipping boy sometimes, that’s fine. I’m certainly more comfortable in my own skin. Perspective is everything and one of the biggest contributors to perspective is going through those tough times,” he added.
