[PICTURES/VIDEOS] The alarming decline of Mitchell Starc

[ManFan]

He is an ODI ATG, right?

LOL!

 

[TeymurBlake]

Without swing, he struggles a lot.

 

[ManFan]

Needs some more sandpaper and he will be back to his best!

 

[Ellipsism]

He is an ODI ATG, right?

LOL!

I don't think this is even up for debate. Easily one of the greatest ODI bowlers of all time. Name me another bowler who's been the leading wicket taker in successive editions of the world cup?

The issue of being overrated only arises in the test cricket where his lack of consistency, and bounce (relative to his height) become an issue for him. But he still walks into every other international team's XI.

 

[sweep_shot]

He is not an ATG yet. He is a really good bowler and that's about it.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Good bowler but not great. better than Brett lee. Great odi bowler and t20 bowler.

To me you need to be a great test bowler to be considered great.

He isn't.

 

[ManFan]

I don't think this is even up for debate. Easily one of the greatest ODI bowlers of all time. Name me another bowler who's been the leading wicket taker in successive editions of the world cup?

The issue of being overrated only arises in the test cricket where his lack of consistency, and bounce (relative to his height) become an issue for him. But he still walks into every other international team's XI.

His World Cup performances are ATG. No doubt whatsoever.

But he blows hot and cold overall. He averages 58 and 39 since the WC. Last series where he averaged under 30 was against PAK in 2016-17.

He had one GOAT year in 2015, but apart from that he has one good series followed by a terrible one going back to his debut.

I understand that you could say this about many of whom we consider ODI ATG but Starc had such a great ceiling that he hasn’t lived up to it yet.

 

[Giannis]

I don't think this is even up for debate. Easily one of the greatest ODI bowlers of all time. Name me another bowler who's been the leading wicket taker in successive editions of the world cup?

The issue of being overrated only arises in the test cricket where his lack of consistency, and bounce (relative to his height) become an issue for him. But he still walks into every other international team's XI.

lol that such a stretch. He's a very good ODI bowler but no ATG, maybe be an Australian great for this era but not all time.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Jeff Thomson is highly rated by Australians and these are his figures
Matches -51
Wkts-200
Avg-28
Add to this that he bowled on bowler friendly Aussie pitches against batsman who didn't wear proper protective gear.

Mitchell starcs figures
Matches-55
Wkts-244
Avg- 27
So Starc is already a better bowler than Jeff Thomson and easily an Australian great.

 

[Ellipsism]

His World Cup performances are ATG. No doubt whatsoever.

But he blows hot and cold overall. He averages 58 and 39 since the WC. Last series where he averaged under 30 was against PAK in 2016-17.

He had one GOAT year in 2015, but apart from that he has one good series followed by a terrible one going back to his debut.

I understand that you could say this about many of whom we consider ODI ATG but Starc had such a great ceiling that he hasn’t lived up to it yet.

Starc actually has the lowest ceiling out of most of the Aussie seamers of his generation. The likes of Pattinson, Cummins and Hazelwood were always considered better than him for the most part.

He averages 22 at a SR of 26, and that too in an era of flat tracks and large totals. A couple of meaningless bilateral series where he hasn’t been at his best won’t change that.

 

[ManFan]

Starc actually has the lowest ceiling out of most of the Aussie seamers of his generation. The likes of Pattinson, Cummins and Hazelwood were always considered better than him for the most part.

He averages 22 at a SR of 26, and that too in an era of flat tracks and large totals. A couple of meaningless bilateral series where he hasn’t been at his best won’t change that.

His average is largely the result of his exploits 4-5 years ago and last year's WC. My point is that he has been bang average in between.

Bilaterals are meaningless but they certainly are indicative of form. And Start has been lacking for quite some time now.

However, there is no doubt that he is still top 5 in the world right now. Just not exactly ODI ATG material as of yet.

 

[angrypathan]

Anyone who thinks Starc is not an ODI ATG cannot be taken seriously. Bang average test bowler for sure though.

 

[angrypathan]

His average is largely the result of his exploits 4-5 years ago and last year's WC. My point is that he has been bang average in between.

Bilaterals are meaningless but they certainly are indicative of form. And Start has been lacking for quite some time now.

However, there is no doubt that he is still top 5 in the world right now. Just not exactly ODI ATG material as of yet.

You can't average 22 in a format if you've been bang average for an extended period of time.

 

[tyron_woodley]

You can't average 22 in a format if you've been bang average for an extended period of time.

he never plays odi series. jamodis, tournaments etc. He only specializes in WC. he has ample rest which helps him remain in peak condition. Something other top players don't have access to as they are required to play IPl and other franchise cricket plus jamodis.

 

[ManFan]

You can't average 22 in a format if you've been bang average for an extended period of time.

Read the post again.

His current average is largely a result of his fabulous year in 2015 and last years WC.

 

[angrypathan]

he never plays odi series. jamodis, tournaments etc. He only specializes in WC. he has ample rest which helps him remain in peak condition. Something other top players don't have access to as they are required to play IPl and other franchise cricket plus jamodis.

He's played in Australia's last 3 bilateral ODI series, and will almost certainly feature in the upcoming one against England. His record in them wasn't anything special but you can't expect him to replicate the WC form all the time. Noone is required to play IPL or franchise cricket, but yes Australia's players do have the advantage of being more financially secure by playing international cricket alone, in comparison to most other nations.

 

[angrypathan]

Read the post again.

His current average is largely a result of his fabulous year in 2015 and last years WC.

Except it isn't. Across 2016 and 2017 he played 22 ODIs, and took 44 wickets at an average of 21.11.

 

[therealAB]

His average is largely the result of his exploits 4-5 years ago and last year's WC. My point is that he has been bang average in between.

Bilaterals are meaningless but they certainly are indicative of form. And Start has been lacking for quite some time now.

However, there is no doubt that he is still top 5 in the world right now. Just not exactly ODI ATG material as of yet.

Surely you just look at his overall results. Lara was bang average for many series at a time except he would stand up in some, especially earlier in his career. He stands up when he needs to - WC's which are the only ODI's aus cares about

 

[Ab Fan]

He is one of the most iconic bowlers of this era. I rate him higher than Michael Holding and at same level to Joel Garner who was a legendary ODI bowler as well.

 

[Hasan123]

A top class LO bowler and very useful test bowler in certain conditions. I don't see the decline.

 

[MenInG]

Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc says he let the noise get to him when India toured Australia two years ago but “couldn’t care less” now as he gears up for the upcoming home Test series against Virat Kohli’s team.

Starc had received flak for his performance against India after taking 13 wickets during the four-Test series in 2018-19.

“I think I let the noise get to me, to be perfectly honest, which is a big reason why I don’t pay attention to anything now,” Starc was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.

READ: Aus vs Ind: MCG to allow fans for Boxing Day Test

“By the end of that summer I was just running in and trying to bowl as fast as I could, just to focus on one thing. It worked out for the last Test of that summer.”

Australia lost its first-ever Test series to India at home in 2018-19, going down 1-2.

India is set to tour Australia again for three T20Is, as many ODIs and four Tests next month.

“The noise just got to me and (so did) people who really didn’t have any part of the team, (who voiced) opinions which they’re entitled to, (but) now I just couldn’t care less what people say,” said Starc.

“I just don’t need to listen to that stuff anymore. I don’t read it and I’m a happier person for it. As long as I have people around me who I trust talking to, and (in) the changeroom as well that positive reinforcement is there no matter what.”

Starc said he made some technical changes during last year’s Sheffield Shield games ahead of the home series against Pakistan, after struggling to strike a balance between accuracy and pace during the Ashes.

“It’s something I changed in between Shield games last year. A big part of it was around the philosophy we had in England (during the Ashes) about controlling the scoreboard and having a really tight pitch map,” said the 30-year-old, who played just one Test in the Ashes.

“For me, being stuck in controlling that and still trying to bowl really fast, that’s something I didn’t quite have a huge control of coming out of England.

“It was either trying to bowl really tight or bowl really fast. Those little changes help me do both easier and with smaller margins of error. That was the basis of the change — still being able to bowl pretty fast and have better control of where I put the ball.”

While Starc, along with spinner Nathan Lyon, is set to turn up for the Blues against Queensland on Friday, his pace colleagues in the Test team -- Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins -- and the Indian pacers selected for the tour are currently busy in the IPL in UAE.

Starc, who had skipped the IPL to be with his family, said only “time will tell” if his extra first-class preparation would hand him an advantage in the upcoming series.

“To have a couple of Shield games now, to just focus on that and continue to reinforce some of the little changes I’ve made over the last couple of months, it’s a good chance to make that happen against some good domestic players.

READ: India's tour of Australia: CA shares provisional itinerary with BCCI

“The wickets have been quite flat here so it’s just a chance to hone those skills on wickets that aren’t offering too much.

“You can look at it either way — the guys over in the IPL are over there playing an extremely high level of cricket, but I get to hone my skills with the red ball.”

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...ield-practice-sports-news/article32956083.ece

 

[MenInG]

Mitchell Starc says he wants to play every possible Marsh Sheffield Shield match for NSW at the back end of a long season, putting red-ball cricket ahead of the Marsh One-Day competition.

Starc is yet to play a domestic one-day match this season as he manages "a few little things" with his fitness, but could feature if NSW make the final after the state's stars bound for the Indian Premier League depart on April 1.

But Starc, whose season has stretched from Australia's tour of the UK last August for limited-overs matches, says a maiden Shield final was his priority.

"I haven't played in a Shield final yet, I'd love to help the boys get there and take part and hopefully be a part of the group to win the Shield," Starc said after taking three wickets on the first day of NSW's Shield clash with Tasmania in Hobart.

"That was my first intention. I've played three formats for a long time, and I find my game plan doesn't change too much across the formats but still, Shield and Test match cricket is the pinnacle for me."

Starc opted out of playing in the IPL this year – he hasn't played in the tournament since the 2015 season – but the NSW Blues will see bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, allrounder Moises Henriques and batters Steve Smith and David Warner all depart for India next month.

"I wanted to play as much Shield cricket as I could," Starc said.

"Managing a few little things with the body and wanting to play as much red ball cricket as I could with certain guys heading off to the IPL, it was my intention to be the constant in the Shield team and hopefully play role there as a senior head in the team.

"It has been a gruelling summer for most people, whether you've been in different hubs and bubbles or started back in August, everyone's doing the best they can."

Starc's 3-65 from 23 overs yesterday, after NSW won the toss and opted to bowl, was his best return since taking 3-78 in India's first innings of the Boxing Day Test.

Tasmania finished day one at 7-258, with Test skipper Tim Paine unbeaten on 61. If Starc were to collect two more wickets on day two, it would be his first five wicket haul in first-class cricket since his 5-52 against New Zealand in the Perth day-night Tests in December 2019.

That was a second successive five-wicket haul with the pink ball, following 6-66 against Pakistan in Adelaide the previous Test, while his last bag with a red ball came against Tasmania in October 2019 with match-winning hauls of 5-20 and 5-98 at Drummoyne.

Starc had come under fire from some quarters for his efforts in the final two Tests of India's 2-1 series win this summer, but was able to "let the handbrake off" and find rhythm in Saturday's second session.

"It's the end of March, so the body is what it is, you manage certain things," Starc said.

"It was nice to find a bit of rhythm there and take the handbrake off a little bit and just try and get into a rhythm of bowling fast and try and be aggressive.

"Having that little bit of extra air speed is something I like to use to my advantage, today I got a bit of that in a few spells."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mit...ts-tasmania-marsh-sheffield-shield/2021-03-21

 

[OMB]

Away from IPL since 2015, Mitchell Starc reveals why he doesn't play the cash-rich league


Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has revealed why he doesn't take part in IPL. The left-armer hasn't played the league since 2015.

For the third consecutive year, Australia pacer Mitchell Starc decided against entering the IPL auction. Given that India will be staging this year's T20 World Cup, many expected Starc to be one of the aspirants to get an IPL contract. But the left-arm pacer followed the trend and once again decided against participating in the league.

While many of his teammates will soon land in India to take part in the cash-rich league, Starc is currently plying his trade for New South Wales (NSW) in the Sheffield Shield and will continue to prepare for the red-ball action. Speaking to Cricket.com.au, Starc talked about his decision to skip IPL and said that he wants to play "as much Shield Cricket" as he could.

It is to be noted that the league stage of Australia's ongoing Sheffield Shield will end in the first week of April, which means that Starc would have had to miss at least one match for NSW if he took part in IPL.

"I wanted to play as much Shield cricket as I could. Managing a few little things with the body and wanting to play as much red-ball cricket as I could with certain guys heading off to the IPL, it was my intention to be the constant in the Shield team and hopefully play role there as a senior head in the team," he told Cricket.com.au.

"It has been a gruelling summer for most people, whether you've been in different hubs and bubbles or started back in August, everyone's doing the best they can."

Starc's absence has seen other Australian pacers making big gains over the years. In 2020, Pat Cummins emerged as the costliest pick in the auction as he joined Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 15.5 crore. This year, capped pacer Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith bagged contracts with Rs 14 crore and 8 crore, respectively, with Punjab Kings.

Starc has only played 2 seasons of IPL - for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has scalped 34 wickets in 27 matches and is still RCB's eighth-highest wicket-taker. Starc bagged a contract worth Rs 9.4 crore with Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2018 but had to pull out due to an injury suffered on the South Africa tour a few weeks before the start of the season.

Since he isn't part of IPL, Starc will get much-needed rest after the end of the domestic season.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/ipl/article/away-from-ipl-since-2015-mitchell-starc-reveals-why-he-doesnt-play-the-cash-rich-league/735652

 

[King_Kohli]

Hazlewood, Starc to discover quarantine fate on Monday

Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will discover on Monday whether they will be allowed out to resume critical pre-season training for the Ashes summer in Adelaide under previously agreed protocols with SA Health.

The Australian limited-overs squad flew into Adelaide from a tour of the West Indies and Bangladesh on Tuesday night for 14 days of hotel quarantine. They were expecting to be able to train from Sunday under a deal struck some weeks before.

However, SA’s Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier, wrote to Cricket Australia’s head of government relations, Joe Fennessy, on August 6 to scupper the idea.

“SA Health has reviewed the plan and unfortunately are unable to support the implementation of training privileges given the highly resource-intense nature of this,” Spurrier wrote.

Further meetings between CA and SA Health to clarify the situation are to take place on Monday. Meanwhile, players and staff have been attempting to train as much as possible from the confines of their rooms, with the touring party’s strength and conditioning coach, Aaron Kellett, leading workouts by video conference.

The change in plans is especially difficult for the likes of Starc and Hazlewood who, as multi-format fast bowlers for Australia, have extremely detailed programs to follow, involving the amount of bowling they need to do to build up not only to the home international season, but the Twenty20 World Cup in the UAE before it.

England’s injured seamer Stuart Broad highlighted the same problem in discussing why more fast-bowling injuries had emerged in recent months.

“The difficulty with the 2021 schedule being so white-ball dominant is that bowlers have just not built up overs in the bank,” Broad wrote in the Daily Mail. “Say Saqib Mahmood had been drafted in for this Test. He hasn’t played a red-ball game for 10 weeks and it’s very difficult to play a four- or five-day match without some kind of workload behind you.

“It’s why bowlers do not come back from injury and play straight away. At that point, your body is in what we call the red zone. A point at which you are susceptible to breaking down. It needs to be conditioned to bowling a greater volume of overs over time. Unfortunately, the way the fixtures are there is no way of doing that.”

By contrast, Australian players – such as NSW’s David Warner, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith, and Victoria’s Glenn Maxwell – who chose to opt out of the white-ball tour and stay at home are training freely with their states under agreed bio-security protocols, regardless of whether their cities are currently locked down.

The domestic schedule is being heavily revised, with the Blues’ first game now likely to be a Sheffield Shield fixture against Victoria in Melbourne – following two weeks of hotel quarantine – in early October, rather than the originally scheduled pair of one-day domestic games in Perth in mid-September.

However, matches between Victoria and South Australia on September 11, SA and Tasmania on September 13, Victoria and Tasmania on September 15, and Western Australia and Queensland on September 16 are all still slated to go ahead as planned.

Australia’s women’s team is set to start a home series of one-day games, a Test match and Twenty20 games against a touring Indian team from September 19. The first trio of games, originally scheduled for North Sydney Oval, are now likely to be moved.

CA on Sunday confirmed the postponement of a three-game men’s ODI series with Afghanistan – originally to be played in Sri Lanka – and the provision of No Objection Certificates for players wishing to travel to the UAE for the concluding stages of the Indian Premier League.

Attempts are still being made to find room for a Twenty20 triangular series involving Afghanistan, Australia and the West Indies in the brief window between the end of the IPL and the start of the Twenty20 World Cup, also to be held in the UAE.

CA, the states and individual players will talk through their best schedules for training and matches ahead of their journeys either to the IPL, the World Cup or both. The Australian World Cup squad will likely be finalised this week.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/hazlewood-starc-to-discover-quarantine-fate-on-monday-20210815-p58iwi.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1629033437-1

 

[Mercurial]

I think he should stick to limited overs cricket now.

 

[Firebat]

Starc stands up to embrace leadership of Aussie attack

Mitchell Starc has had Tests where he took more wickets, bowled faster and swung it more violently, yet in terms of pure leadership Australia's win in Adelaide may be among his finest matches.

Stand-in captain and long-time teammate Steve Smith rated Starc's returns of 4-37 and 2-43 as one of his best bowling performances in some time, singling him out for praise after Australia's 275-run win that came in the final session of day five in Adelaide.

The Aussies had desperately needed Starc at his best after being robbed not only of their Test captain Pat Cummins on match eve, but also being forced to go into the pink-ball Ashes contest without their two leading fast bowlers over the past two-and-a-half years.

Since the start of the 2019 Ashes – a series Starc was deemed surplus to requirements for in all but one Test – Cummins and Josh Hazlewood (who missed the second Test with a side injury) have combined for 128 Test wickets at 20.48.

Australia had not won a Test without at least one of them in the side for more than six years.

"I think that's the best I have seen him bowl for a while," Smith said of Starc, who is now the series' joint leading wicket taker with nine victims at 21.33.

"He summed up the conditions really well, he realised it wasn't swinging and he was just able to hit a really nice line and length, and did it all game.

"I thought he bowled exceptionally well and led the attack really well.

"He's a class bowler, he has been for a long time. His strike-rate is up there with some of the best to play Test cricket around the world. I just really liked the way he went about his business this week.

"He took complete control … taking the ball across the right-handers and bowling well to lefties as well. He did a terrific job and created chances throughout the whole match."

Along with close friend and off-spinner Nathan Lyon, Starc had taken it upon himself to take on a more senior role during the day-night Test as part of a bowling attack featuring a debutant (Michael Neser), a third-gamer (Jhye Richardson) and a sixth-game allrounder (Cameron Green).

When Joe Root and Dawid Malan had wrestled the momentum back in England's favour by batting through a full session to begin day three, Starc and Lyon not only identified how Australia could improve but they then took all but two of the remaining wickets as England lost 8-86.

"It was a bit different for Nath and I," Starc said on Saturday. "We mentioned it in that second session (on day three) – we didn't quite bowl the way we wanted to in that first (session), we let it slip a little on the scoreboard and probably searched for wickets.

"Nath and I took it on ourselves being the two experienced ones in the attack.

"The other three are hugely talented and did a great job as well, but we've obviously played a few (more) Test matches."

Starc's standout effort is a strong statement in the face of considerable criticism of his recent Test performances, with former Test spinner Shane Warne the most vocal of his doubters.

Having been short of his best during last summer's Test series to India, the 31-year-old kept his spot for the Ashes opener at the Gabba earlier this month despite the impressive Richardson breathing down his neck.

That came after a rough World Cup final when he conceded 0-60 off his four overs in Australia's win over New Zealand, figures that would have looked different had Hazlewood not dropped star batter Kane Williamson off his bowling.

Starc has spent close to a third of the past five-and-a-half months in some form of quarantine, and says he has only found his best bowling rhythm in recent weeks.

Following trips to the Caribbean, Bangladesh and the UAE with the national men's white-ball teams, he also opted for a further two-week stint in September to be with his wife Alyssa Healy, the Australian women's team's wicketkeeper, between tours.

"I got out of four weeks of quarantine and lost my run-up a bit," said Starc.

"It took me a few weeks at the World Cup to find that. I did a lot of work with (Australia bowling coach) Andrew McDonald through the World Cup, through our quarantine back home.

"It's taken a bit of time but I'm glad I've found that rhythm through the first two Tests.

"I haven't tried to change anything really, it's just more about finding that rhythm, and the rhythm of my run up which plays a big part in my air-speed and how I'm balanced at the crease."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mit...steve-smith-run-up-rhythm-adelaide/2021-12-21

 

[FearlessRoar]

Australia veteran Mitchell Starc is all set to make his return to the Indian Premier League after eight years, during an interview with an Australian sports media outlet:

“It's been 8 years, I think. Back to KKR where I was supposed to be in 2018. So I'll be back there for the chance to pull on the gold and purple. I guess my memories are a few and far between of back in 2014 and 2015 with RCB but yeah, really excited to get stuck in. Obviously, a new group of players. A bunch of guys I certainly haven't met or been able to work with before."

“A couple of guys that I've, international guys that I've played against and come across. Yeah, it's gonna be exciting. It's definitely a new challenge. But yeah, it'll be exciting. It's always a bit of a circus when it is the best T20 league in the world. So, yeah I look forward to it."

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Hahahah... And 50 up for Starc but in bowling 0/53 in 4 overs in his first IPL outing of 2024 against SRH.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Without swing Starc is only 30% of the bowler. You can easily target his trajectory. Released at comfortable height and batsmen find it easier to line themselves up against.

 

[charlie007]

He’s a gun bowler. He, like many others, doesn’t take franchise cricket that seriously.

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

Hahahah... And 50 up for Starc but in bowling 0/53 in 4 overs in his first IPL outing of 2024 against SRH.

I think it will help him to be honest.
He must have been in so much stress before this match
what will happen if i didnt perform good will I justify my price tag etc etc.
Now that he has given his worst performance already.
He will feel relaxed now for sure.

 

[7sins]

I don't think any of these aussie players take these t20 joke leagu3s seriously

 

[jnaveen1980]

He’s a gun bowler. He, like many others, doesn’t take franchise cricket that seriously.

Dude he was bought for 24 crore. Are you seriously saying he doesn't take it seriously? Being a professional cricketer he woudl definitely give everything. Just that he is not good enough in all conditions against all batsmen. He is not worth 24 crore. Bumrah is a far better bowler than him. He is not even getting that muh.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I don't think any of these aussie players take these t20 joke leagu3s seriously

Warner selectively takes IPL seriously? lol Starc was mauled even in the world cup that too by Afghanistan batsmen.

 

[charlie007]

Dude he was bought for 24 crore. Are you seriously saying he doesn't take it seriously? Being a professional cricketer he woudl definitely give everything. Just that he is not good enough in all conditions against all batsmen. He is not worth 24 crore. Bumrah is a far better bowler than him. He is not even getting that muh.

That’s how it should be ideally, but look at their performances in matches while representing Australia versus in leagues. Look at how Cummins too, how he performs in internationals versus in leagues. You wouldn’t think Cummins or Starc’s standards change, do you? There’s just one explanation- he doesn’t give his everything playing for a league that he does playing for Australia.

As far as his auction price goes, that’s not on him, it’s KKR that think he’s worth that money. Starc would still be playing the same way as he would if he was bought for 2 crore.

I didn’t compare him to Bumrah or anyone else, so I’m not sure the relevance of that part.

 

[Kianig89]

He has proven his mettle at the highest of levels so doesn't matter if he is bought for 24 crore or he appears as volunteer

 

[Suleiman]

In Australia t20 performances aren’t taken that seriously. There’s no respect if you’re a t20 specialist. General public doesn’t really care about the world t20 title either.

T20 is a time to just make a quick buck with cricket lite.

He lives off his performances as one of their best ever in ODIs.

 

[jnaveen1980]

That’s how it should be ideally, but look at their performances in matches while representing Australia versus in leagues. Look at how Cummins too, how he performs in internationals versus in leagues. You wouldn’t think Cummins or Starc’s standards change, do you? There’s just one explanation- he doesn’t give his everything playing for a league that he does playing for Australia.

As far as his auction price goes, that’s not on him, it’s KKR that think he’s worth that money. Starc would still be playing the same way as he would if he was bought for 2 crore.

I didn’t compare him to Bumrah or anyone else, so I’m not sure the relevance of that part.

Representing a league is way harder than representing a country. You have to work with others. There are a lot of guys who are very successful in leagues. Great players don't have issues delivering for any teams. THis is just an excuse that we invent on behalf of players who can't adapt.

 

[jnaveen1980]

In Australia t20 performances aren’t taken that seriously. There’s no respect if you’re a t20 specialist. General public doesn’t really care about the world t20 title either.

T20 is a time to just make a quick buck with cricket lite.

He lives off his performances as one of their best ever in ODIs.

Thsi is an acceptable answer. HE is earning money for his past exploits in ODIs. That is why it is crazy for anyone to bid for 24 crore. A complete noob bowler can do a far better job than him. Pathirana as a rookie was way more effective than Starc. Same with Cummins who never exhibited any kind of T20 bowling skill at any level got picked up for 22 million for his Trophy wins in Tests and ODIs. PRetty sure some Australian in the backroom was behind this crazy bidding. Guys like Rachin Ravindra went for steal.

 

[Suleiman]

Thsi is an acceptable answer. HE is earning money for his past exploits in ODIs. That is why it is crazy for anyone to bid for 24 crore. A complete noob bowler can do a far better job than him. Pathirana as a rookie was way more effective than Starc. Same with Cummins who never exhibited any kind of T20 bowling skill at any level got picked up for 22 million for his Trophy wins in Tests and ODIs. PRetty sure some Australian in the backroom was behind this crazy bidding. Guys like Rachin Ravindra went for steal.

It’s all about marketing when it comes to t20 leagues. You want to put people in seats.

Some no namer who may be a superior t20 bowler won’t be putting people in seats compared to a known entity like Starc who is known for lethal Yorkers and 145+ k speeds (even if he’s not effective in t20s)… people hear his name and are like wow I want to see him!! He’s playing in my city?!!!

At the same time you obviously need a blend. You want veterans like Starc, Pollard etc who may be past their prime but they draw crowds which allows you to put no name rookies in the team to expose them to said crowds and ease them into showing their world class skill on a bigger stage than domestic cricket.

You can’t load up a team with all well known veterans nor a team with 11 domestic youngins.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Starc has declined for sure. Yesterday he got smashed for some 20 runs in the 19th over where he should have saved the game for his team. Not sure if he is going to perform like a 24 crore rupee player, hyped too much but results matter in the end.

 

[charlie007]

Representing a league is way harder than representing a country. You have to work with others. There are a lot of guys who are very successful in leagues. Great players don't have issues delivering for any teams. THis is just an excuse that we invent on behalf of players who can't adapt.

I think you’re being a bit harsh on Starc. He has done exceptionally well overall. Some people do mostly well everywhere but there are times where either their skill or their motivation or even their opposition contributes toward their not performing well. The great Warne and Ponting in India are good examples of that. Not being able to be at your their best in a specific place doesn’t make them average players. Hope you’re getting my point.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think you’re being a bit harsh on Starc. He has done exceptionally well overall. Some people do mostly well everywhere but there are times where either their skill or their motivation or even their opposition contributes toward their not performing well. The great Warne and Ponting in India are good examples of that. Not being able to be at your their best in a specific place doesn’t make them average players. Hope you’re getting my point.

I don't say he is average player. ALl i say is he is not "deliberately" taking it easy as some imply.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Starc always starts like this and comes back very strongly so you can expect something extraordinary in the next match.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Starc 0/47 in 4 overs against RCB, he is too expensive both money and spell wise.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Starc 0/47 in 4 overs against RCB, he is too expensive both money and spell wise.

Mitchell Starc has conceded 100 runs in 8 overs across the first two games of the IPL 2024.

0/53 v SRH
0/47 RCB

 

[Savak]

Lol, they paid $2.9 million for this rubbish.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Paisa barbaad performance by Starc

 

[jnaveen1980]

Starc is such a spray gun. Infact borderline Haris Rauf. Even in world cup random players thrashed him. It was bizzarre to pick Starc thinking he is 2015 starc lol 24 crores down the drain.

 

[MANU ROY]

Start body language is last match not good he looks Tired

 

[BouncerGuy]

Starc was not even interested in IPL and he said it himself that his priority is his national team. I don't know how a franchise wanted 24 crores on a guy who is not even interested much in their league.
I think Starc still cannot forget the thrashing that Fakhar gave him in that world cup game. Brutal.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Starc was not even interested in IPL and he said it himself that his priority is his national team. I don't know how a franchise wanted 24 crores on a guy who is not even interested much in their league.
I think Starc still cannot forget the thrashing that Fakhar gave him in that world cup game. Brutal.

Starc was demolished by Shardul Thakur, Shubman Gill in Tests. He has received fair amount of thrashing at the hands of Kohli. Once sand paper gate was out he was not the same anymore.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Start body language is last match not good he looks Tired

He is a supreme athlete. There is not a single pace bowler who was not thrashed in IPL. Guys like Malinga, Bumrah were thrashed less. Otherwise everyone has been thrashed. Steyn has a great ER in IPL. But even he was brutalized by ABDV in one of the match.

 

[FearlessRoar]

While speaking on a local Indian sports channel, former Indian cricket team fast bowler Irfan Pathan says:

"Starc is at his best when he is swinging the ball in. When that looping swing starts to the right-hand batter, it can be lethal. And I haven't seen that in the last two games. The head could just be staying on the ball a bit more, or it could just be the pitches, or it could just be getting used to Indian conditions. Once he starts getting that inswing, he will be a bowler to watch out for throughout the IPL."

 

[FearlessRoar]

While speaking on a local Indian sports channel, former Indian cricket team fast bowler Irfan Pathan says:

"Starc is at his best when he is swinging the ball in. When that looping swing starts to the right-hand batter, it can be lethal. And I haven't seen that in the last two games. The head could just be staying on the ball a bit more, or it could just be the pitches, or it could just be getting used to Indian conditions. Once he starts getting that inswing, he will be a bowler to watch out for throughout the IPL."

Australia cricketer Steve Smith also weighed in on the subject and had a huge piece of advice for his teammate while speaking to a sports channel:

“I think today he was looking to wobble the ball across the right-handed batter, which is a good option, but I feel like he's got to swing it back down the line. He is a left-hand fast bowler who can bowl at 145+ KMPH. There's nothing like a ball swinging back into a right-handed batsman. It's one of the hardest balls to face. So I'd like to see that first and use that one as a variation to trying to nick off from them."

 

[The Bald Eagle]

2/25 in 3 overs for Starc against DC while playing for KKR. Finally he showed some class.

 

[FearlessRoar]

First wicket in the IPL for Mitchell Starc since May 22, 2015

A wicket in the IPL after 3,239 days

 

[FearlessRoar]

In the post-match press conference, Mitchell Starc expressed his elation after a remarkable turnaround in form during KKR's victory against DC in IPL 2024:

"Not changing too much. In T20s, you get some dropped chances and some edges, and they don't go your way. But we are 3-0 and that's what it is all about. (Biggest price tag. Struggled with wickets early on) Nothing really like I said before. Games come thick and fast. It is T20 cricket, it can get brutal. You take a bit of luck here and there."

 

[shaz619]

Starc’s figures for the 2023 ODI World Cup final against India in India:

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	10	0	55	3	5.50	3	0

 

[shaz619]

Starc in the World Test Championship Final:

4 scalps for 148, which included Kohli and Rahane

 

[shaz619]

Ah yes let’s judge Starc during his holiday, and hold the opinion of the mighty IT in the highest regard after he spanked them from genesis to revelations, sure they ought to be objective after that.

 

[jnaveen1980]

In the post-match press conference, Mitchell Starc expressed his elation after a remarkable turnaround in form during KKR's victory against DC in IPL 2024:

"Not changing too much. In T20s, you get some dropped chances and some edges, and they don't go your way. But we are 3-0 and that's what it is all about. (Biggest price tag. Struggled with wickets early on) Nothing really like I said before. Games come thick and fast. It is T20 cricket, it can get brutal. You take a bit of luck here and there."

He is a scatter gun. He was one of the main reason they lost their gabba fortress. Gill, Thakur everyone thrashed him.

 

[FearlessRoar]

In a pre match press conference ahead of KKR's match against LSG, Gautam Gambhir throws his support behind Mitchell Starc:

"It (his poor stats) doesn't matter, T20 cricket is all about bowlers getting smashed. We've got three wins out of four."

“In a team sport, it's the wins that matter. We have got three wins out of four. Why should I not be happy with anyone's performance? See, people have bad and good days, ultimately, it's the team that needs to win."

"And we've got decent results in the first four games of the competition. And we all know that how big a threat Mitchell Starc is. Four games doesn't make him a bad bowler."

"And four good games doesn't make him a brilliant bowler either. So I know that what impact he can create and what impact he will create in the competition.”

"Tomorrow it might be a completely different day. Or probably going forward, it could be a completely different day. An individual can have a brilliant performance and the team doesn't end up winning."

"There's no reason why you should talk about individual performance. I feel that Mitchell Starc has done reasonably okay. I think he's bowled some tough overs. And he will create an impact, what he's been picked for."

 

[FearlessRoar]

3 wickets for just 28 runs from 4 overs against LSG, great news for KKR. Mitchell Starc is coming back to form in IPL 2024.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Kolkata Knight Riders registered their fourth win of IPL 2024 season in five outings on Sunday beating Lucknow Super Giants comfortably. Mitchell Starc said while speaking after the match:

"I don't read anything, so that doesn't bother me. It's T20 cricket; for the guys who have played a lot of Test cricket, this is definitely a lot easier physically," he said. "It's more [about] getting used to the tactical side of it. I haven't played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years, so it has probably taken me a little bit longer than I would have liked to get back into the rhythm of things and make a better impact. So today was nice in that regard."

"'m 34, so I'm pretty good with my workloads. I've been doing this [for] a long time. We play again on Tuesday, and I think that's a feature of T20 cricket. Whether you have a good day or a bad day, games come around so quickly that you can't really think about what's been; you quickly focus on the next game."

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Kolkata Knight Riders registered their fourth win of IPL 2024 season in five outings on Sunday beating Lucknow Super Giants comfortably. Mitchell Starc said while speaking after the match:

"I don't read anything, so that doesn't bother me. It's T20 cricket; for the guys who have played a lot of Test cricket, this is definitely a lot easier physically," he said. "It's more [about] getting used to the tactical side of it. I haven't played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years, so it has probably taken me a little bit longer than I would have liked to get back into the rhythm of things and make a better impact. So today was nice in that regard."

"'m 34, so I'm pretty good with my workloads. I've been doing this [for] a long time. We play again on Tuesday, and I think that's a feature of T20 cricket. Whether you have a good day or a bad day, games come around so quickly that you can't really think about what's been; you quickly focus on the next game."

Starc is overhyped now... he talks big but his performance is way under par now.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I was listening to the australian podcast about how Starc is having a terrible season after today' match. Their explanation is logical. Starc is surrounded by bowlers who bowl with pin point accuracy and precision Cummins, Josh, Lyon, Zampa in all formats. It allows him to bowl the way he wants to bowl. When he is asked to lead the attack he is coming apart. Also even with that support he is a hot and cold bowler. This explanation seems understandable. In addition he is getting old.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Starc is not in top form, especially in T20s. He is in the same ranks as Haris Rauf type bowlers based on his current form. Since fakhar smashed him in that game, I don't think Starc has recovered.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Starc in the World Test Championship Final:

4 scalps for 148, which included Kohli and Rahane

Thats an average of 37 in a low scoring finals.

India has actually always played Starc well when compared to other nations especially England. The Gabbas victory was possible only because of smacking Starc to all corners.

The amount of times Starc has made mincemeat of England/Pakistan is astounding.

 

[shaz619]

Thats an average of 37 in a low scoring finals.

India has actually always played Starc well when compared to other nations especially England. The Gabbas victory was possible only because of smacking Starc to all corners.

The amount of times Starc has made mincemeat of England/Pakistan is astounding.

I don’t deny he has done well against those teams, he’s a terrific player, am not in denial of that fact unlike the tiny folk who are still bitter that he took key wickets in that match and bent you in the ODI World Cup to.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I don’t deny he has done well against those teams, he’s a terrific player, am not in denial of that fact unlike the tiny folk who are still bitter that he took key wickets in that match and bent you in the ODI World Cup to.

He is part of an elite team which outstanding fielding unit and outstanding main bowlers. Cummins also plays the IPL. Look how he delivers. Cummins is a way smarter bowler than spray gun Starc. He was mostly thrashed by INdia His worst ODI bowling record is against India. Going at 6 an over at an average of 32.66. His worst test record against India. Averaging 38.

 

[shaz619]

He is part of an elite team which outstanding fielding unit and outstanding main bowlers. Cummins also plays the IPL. Look how he delivers. Cummins is a way smarter bowler than spray gun Starc. He was mostly thrashed by INdia His worst ODI bowling record is against India. Going at 6 an over at an average of 32.66. His worst test record against India. Averaging 38.

Being a part of such an elite team allows him to be impactful and aggressive, this seems lost on the tiny folk since the beatings he gave you in ICC finals which have scarred you, otherwise it makes little sense to criticise a class player outside the Idnians who have a meltdown weekly since he bent you.

 

[shah_1]

Starc performed when it mattered the most. The semi final and final of ODI world 2024

Champion player. He is on paid holiday these days

 

[shah_1]

He is part of an elite team which outstanding fielding unit and outstanding main bowlers. Cummins also plays the IPL. Look how he delivers. Cummins is a way smarter bowler than spray gun Starc. He was mostly thrashed by INdia His worst ODI bowling record is against India. Going at 6 an over at an average of 32.66. His worst test record against India. Averaging 38.

Stats means nothing if you can't perform it matters the most. Starc performed when his team needed him the most. Leave out useless bilateral records

Starc performed when it mattered the most. The semi final and final of ODI world 2024

Champion player. He is on paid holiday these days

2023*

 

[BouncerGuy]

Champion player. He is on paid holiday these days

hahah,...that is a good one. I guess so. He is getting paid a hefty amount for these holidays. Should enjoy his trip in IPL and then go back and do his usual stuff.

 

[shah_1]

hahah,...that is a good one. I guess so. He is getting paid a hefty amount for these holidays. Should enjoy his trip in IPL and then go back and do his usual stuff.

Foolish of IPL to pay him so much. A good retirement package for his family

Doesn't need to prove anyone with all ICC medals he has in his cupboard

 

[aukhan]

No one cares about his IPL thrashing. He has been a quality World cup performer through out his career.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Starc is a superstar, don't think of him from investment standpoint: KKR CEO Mysore​

Kolkata, Under scrutiny for his poor show in the ongoing season, IPL's costliest buy Mitchell Starc on Monday received the backing of Kolkata Knight Riders' managing director and CEO Venky Mysore, who said they don't think of him from an "investment standpoint".

KKR had bought Starc for a record ₹24.75 crore but it always came with a caveat as the Aussie left-arm quick had limited experience in the shortest format and was making a comeback to IPL after nine years.

"He's a superstar and he's a quality player," Mysore said on the sideline of Knight Golf event at RCGC here.

"We don't think of it from an investment standpoint, because you go to the auction and things happen in the auction, which is not in the hands of the player, nor is it in the hands of anybody else.

"We just felt that an addition to the team like Mitchell Starc would add a lot of value, which it has. I mean, his presence itself in the lineup adds a different dynamic to the team, and there were specific skills that the support staff were looking for. So, we think we had that."

Starc's rustiness in the T20 format came to fore as he conceded 100 runs without taking any wicket from his eight overs in the first two matches.

It turned from bad to worse on Sunday when he leaked 54 runs from 16 balls at Eden Gardens, and in the final over, RCB No 9 Karn Sharma with little batting pedigree smashed him for three sixes in four balls.

Starc, however, managed to salvage some pride taking a low return catch to dismiss Karn that eventually sealed a dramatic one-run victory.

"There are times when games are up and down. Everybody gets taken to the cleaners at times, and there are other times they come and just do their thing and win games for the team. So we're super happy having him in the setup," Mysore said.

With five wins from seven matches at the halfway mark, the second placed KKR look a transformed side under mentor and two-time title winning former captain Gautam Gambhir.

Gambhir, who last represented the side in 2017, returned to his former franchise as a team mentor, relinquishing the same position at Lucknow Super Giants this season.

Mysore said Gambhir has added a lot of "weight" to the side.

"I think the consistency that is shown, I think we look like a more balanced and settled side this year. Needless to say, Gautam coming in adds a lot of weight purely from the intensity that he brings, the experience that he brings.

"The winning attitude, I mean, he and Chandu are both very, very determined and very desperate to win.

"They have a great support staff around them. So, I think sometimes these things all have to come together. It's very difficult to pinpoint to one thing and say, this is what made the difference. But very happy with where we are right now, so fingers crossed," Mysore said.

Starc is a superstar, don't think of him from investment standpoint: KKR CEO Mysore

Starc is a superstar, don't think of him from investment standpoint: KKR CEO Mysore

www.hindustantimes.com

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Finally some good performance by Mitchell Starc today against MI. He claimed 4 wickets by conceding only 33 runs so is it the WC around the corner effect?

KKR owners must be happy today.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Finally some good performance by Mitchell Starc today against MI. He claimed 4 wickets by conceding only 33 runs so is it the WC around the corner effect?

KKR owners must be happy today.

He got wickets of full tosses. Lol We cannot use result to conclude how his form is. Also MII was almot out when he came on to bowl. First two overs he conceded 26 runs.