London: Money comes and goes, but WTC finals don’t come everyday. Sacrifice crores of rupees of IPL for such ICC tournament. This is the belief of Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who tore apart the Indian batsmen in the final of the World Test Championship. Took 2-2 wickets in both the innings. You will also agree with this statement of Stark! 100%, you must be thinking that what Stark said was absolutely correct. Now in a country where cricket is worshiped like a religion, the 10-year drought of the ICC Trophy is heart-wrenching. The fans are now blaming the Indian Premier League for this defeat. They are saying that the money received from IPL has spoiled the minds of our players. Players are being accused of playing for money and not for the country. In fact, Australia had set a record target of 444 runs in front of India to become the World Test champions. In response to this, our Ranbankures were settled in the session on the fifth day itself. For the second time in a row, the WTC final trophy slipped from the hands of the Indian team. You must have heard the story of Indian cricket’s shameful defeat, let us tell you before the details that what did Mitchell Starc say?
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Mitchell Starc, one of the best fast bowlers of the present era, believes that playing Test cricket for Australia is paramount for him and he hopes that future young cricketers will also think the same way. Many of Starc’s teammates are playing in the world’s top T20 leagues including IPL, Big Bash, but Starc has stayed away from the temptation. He told ‘The Guardian’, ‘I enjoyed the IPL and also playing county cricket for Yorkshire, but my priority is to play for Australia. I don’t mind it. Money will come and go, but I am grateful for the opportunities I got.
Starc played IPL in 2015 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He said, ‘I would like to play IPL again, but my aim is to play well for Australia, whatever the format.’
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