T20 World Cup 2022: Given that the Kangaroos required a decisive victory that evening, Mitchell Starc’s exclusion from Australia’s lineup for their final Super 12 match against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup was shocking.
The Australians won the game without him by four runs, but that was insufficient for them to advance to the next round. Mitchell Starc took three wickets in the eighth iteration of the competition.
Mitchell Starc was miffed by that choice and recently disclosed that he had a meeting about it with the chairman of selectors, George Bailey. Despite withholding specifics of their meeting, the 32-year-old said they had a long conversation with the former cricketer.
The speedster also talked openly about his aspirations for the future of his T20 cricket career. “George and I have discussed it, so we will leave it at that. I had strong feelings about it and had a discussion, so that is how it came to be.”
“George and I had a fantastic talk for a long time. Regarding being benched against Afghanistan, Starc noted that “many different things were floated there,” as reported by the ICC website.
“I still want to play T20 cricket for Australia, but it will be a while before the next one, and a lot of time has passed since the last one. We will deal with that when we get there, the speedster added when asked about his prospects in T20I cricket.”
T20 World Cup 2022: Mitchell Starc reveals the reason for missing IPL over the years
Mitchell Starc is one of those players that consistently declines to participate in the Indian Premier League despite being one of the greatest players of the current era. The Australian bowler chooses to rest his body over those two months in order to concentrate more on international cricket.
On the other hand, Mitchell Starc T20I statistics are declining, and he hasn’t played at his peak level in the game’s shortest format in a while. He acknowledges that participating in the IPL would have aided his development in the format, but he insisted that he has no regrets about his choice.
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“It might have but what difference would it make if I went there and played nonstop for the entire year? Do I lose it? Will it impact how I play red-ball cricket? He should go to the IPL because he’d be a great T20 bowler, but you can’t just sit there and say that.”
“What are the drawbacks of that? Because I play throughout the year, am I divulging the game’s format? I have no regrets about any of those choices to stay home. The 32-year-old stated, I wouldn’t alter it.”
“I think that particularly last year, if I look at my Test cricket from the past 12 to 18 months, and how it’s benefited from the break I’ve had through IPL seasons, that’s paid for itself, I guess. Giving myself that physical and emotional vacation has always been my choice, which is one of the reasons I do it. The other aspect of it is getting to know my wife [Alysaa Healy] and spending time with her outside of cricket. Two cricket schedules are challenging enough as it is,” he said.
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