Mitchell Starc: World Cup 2023 has now reached the knockout matches. The winner of this season will be announced in the next three matches. Meanwhile, a player of the team that reached the semi-finals has said a big thing about retirement.
Mitchell Starc Announcement:
World Cup 2023 has now reached the knockout matches. The winner of this season will be announced in the next three matches. The first semi-final match will be played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, while in the second semi-final the teams of Australia and South Africa will face each other. This match is to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Meanwhile, a player of the team that reached the semi-finals has said a big thing about retirement. This player has said that he will not play the next World Cup.
Big announcement of this match winner:
Australia’s left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc made it clear before the match against South Africa that he has no plans to play the next World Cup, but he will not retire from One Day International cricket just yet. Let us tell you that Starc will be 37 years old by the next World Cup to be held in South Africa.He has been a member of the Australian team that won the ODI World Cup in 2015 and T20 World Cup in 2021. Speaking to reporters at the team hotel, Starc said, ‘I will continue to play after this World Cup, but I have no doubt that I will not play the next World Cup. I don’t have any vision for this. Four years is a long time.
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Test cricket priority:
The Australian team will play a limited number of ODI matches next year. After the series against West Indies in February, the team will not play any ODI matches before the England tour in September. Starc said that Test cricket will be his priority. He said, ‘I have always said that among the three formats, Test cricket is on top for me and before leaving Test cricket, I will leave the other formats.For me, the World Cup semi-final is like any other ODI match for Australia, it is not the end of my journey in ODI cricket.
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Said this about his performance:
Blaming ‘flat wickets’ for his below-expected performance in the ongoing World Cup, Starc said, ‘I was definitely not at the level I would have liked to be at. Wasn’t at the same level as the last two World Cups but now has a chance to finally make an impact in the tournament.