‘Beta umar ke saath tu bhi aayega IPL main, yaad rakhiyo’ – Fans react as Mitchell Starc reveals reason behind skipping IPL

Mitchell Starc, the Australian pacer, made comments about forgoing the IPL to concentrate on international cricket, saying he would want to play 100 Test matches for Australia. Starc played for RCB in the Indian Premier League IPL for two seasons between 2014 and 2015, and he had a respectable record there. In 27 games over the span of two seasons, the left-arm bowler took 34 wickets. Despite being purchased by Kolkata for 9.4 crores at the 2018 IPL auction, Starc never participated in any games for the team.

The 33-year-old has purposefully avoided the auction ever since in an effort to extend his international career.  Despite the excellent money in the IPL, Starc said his goal is to play for Australia in 100 games. 

I’d love to play 100 Test matches: Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc spoke to cricket.com.au and said, “To choose not to do certain things to prolong playing for Australia, I’ve tried to be smart about that. 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 left-arm pacer also spoke about how it is tough for bowlers to play three formats for more than a decade. He said, “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.” 

When Starc was having a difficult time in international cricket, he frequently received criticism in the media. The 33-year-old said that it had an impact on him in the past, but he is handling it a lot better now. He said, “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.”

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