The money’s nice, but I’d love to play 100 Test matches: Mitchell Starc on IPL ahead of the World Test Championship final
The Hindu
The left-arm pacer said he hasn’t been participating in the IPL in order to prolong his international career and represent his country in 100 Test matches
Star Australian pacer Mitchell Starc said he has been sitting out the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a long time so as to prolong his international career and represent his country in 100 Test matches.
A member of the 2015 ODI World Cup–winning team and the 2021 T20 World Cup–winning side, Starc will be looking to add another ICC event to his name when he turns out for Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against 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,” said Starc, who has played only two editions of the IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), speaking 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 so far appeared in 77 Tests, taking 306 wickets at an average of 27.52 since making his debut in 2011. He also played 110 ODIs and 58 T20s, snapping 219 and 73 wickets respectively.
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