By the time the 2027 ODI World Cup gets underway, Mitchell Starc would be nearing 38 and the Australian has no doubt he won’t be part of the competition even though he wants to continue playing one-day format for some time to come.
Starc is currently in India for the 2023 ODI World Cup and is now gearing up for the semi-final clash against South Africa slated to be played this Thursday in Kolkata.
“I’ll look to keep playing after this, but I don’t doubt that I won’t be making the next World Cup. I’ve no vision for that. Four years is a long (time),” Starc told reporters on Monday.
Starc, who continues to prioritise his Test career, says he will quit the other two formats before walking away from red-ball cricket.
“I’ve always maintained that Test cricket is the top of the tree for me and I’ll drop off the rest before I let go of Test cricket. For me (the World Cup semifinal) is just another one-day game for Australia, it’s not the end of the road in one-day cricket as yet for me,” he said.
The ongoing tournament in India certainly has been below par for the left-arm pacer who has managed 10 wickets at 43.90 so far.
“I certainly haven’t been at the level I would have liked… or not the same level as the last two World Cups anyway, but now a chance at the pointy end to impact again,” Starc said.
“Certainly bowling first on particular wickets, the new ball with two fielders out I think has been almost the hardest time to bowl. You get a bit of an understanding of the wicket as the game goes on… that’s not a sob story, that’s the nature of one-day cricket,” he added.
Starc also pointed out how batting friendly pitches and using two new balls in ODIs has titled the balance in batter’s favour with respect to the bowlers.
“You’ve got two brand-new balls on flat wickets, that’s the nature of the World Cup if you look at the runs scored, or certainly centuries scored, as opposed to five wickets taken, the ratios are heavily skewed. Bowlers just have to find a way,” he said.
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