Is Mitchell Starc obtainable for IPL 2024?

Australia’s Mitchell Starc might finish his eight-year lengthy absence from the Indian Premier League (IPL) because the quick bowler appears to be like to organize himself within the T20 format main as much as the World Cup 2024 within the West Indies and United States in June.

Starc is eyeing a comeback within the IPL the place he has performed 27 matches, taken 34 wickets at a median of 20.38 and an economic system of seven.17.

“Amongst other things, it’s a great lead up to the T20 World Cup,” Starc, who has put himself within the highest bracket of INR 2 crore base value in IPL 2024 Auction, had advised the Willow Talk cricket podcast.

“And it’s somewhat of a quiet winter next year … in comparison to this winter, so I think a perfect opportunity to put my name in.”

Starc was first picked by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2014 for INR 5 crore. He performed two seasons for RCB. Post 2015, for number of causes together with accidents, prioritising worldwide video games and household time, the left-arm pacer hasn’t been a part of the match.

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He missed IPL 2016 attributable to an damage, opted out of the public sale within the following 12 months. In IPL 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) purchased him for INR 9.40 crore, however he ended up lacking the season attributable to an damage. He was amongst a number of Australians who opted out of IPL in 2019 forward of the ODI World Cup. Since 2020, he has given the T20 League a miss.

The pacer has been vocal about his want to play 100 Test matches for Australia even when it comes at the price of lacking out on enticing IPL offers.

“To choose not to do certain things to prolong playing for Australia, I’ve tried to be smart about that,” Starc had advised cricket.com.au forward of this 12 months’s Ashes sequence.

“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,” the 33-year-old had mentioned.