Aakash Chopra Drops Huge "Teams Don't Forget Betrayal" Remark As Mitchell Starc Expresses Desire To Play IPL 2024

Former India player Aakash Chopra spoke on Mitchell Starc’s interest in taking part in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Chopra felt there might be a possibility that no teams would want to buy Mitchell Starc, and said that the franchises don’t forget the betrayal.

While speaking on his official YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that Mitchell Starc never played an IPL match after 2015. The former player further said that teams would be hesitant to buy him as he pulled back after giving his name in the auction several times. The 45-year-old added that the teams don’t forget the betrayal that easily and that it will be interesting to see which team will include Mitchell Starc in their squad.

“Will someone buy him? He has never played after 2015. The problem with him has been that he has put his name many times and then pulled out. If you put your name and the team invests in you and then if you pull out before the tournament starts, you feel you have been betrayed. Teams don’t forget the betrayal that easily. So it’s going to be very interesting and everyone knows as well that if they are not sold for good money, then they pull out. No one says it officially but we have seen it many times, whether it is the English or Australian players. Teams don’t forget that, they remember,” Aakash Chopra said.

He has been absolutely phenomenal: Aakash Chopra on Mitchell Starc’s IPL stats

Aakash Chopra praised the Aussie player and said that he has been phenomenal in his time in the IPL. The 45-year-old added that Starc is unstoppable in the tournament.

“What does Mitchell Starc bring to the table? He has been absolutely phenomenal. Whenever he has played in the IPL, he has been that runaway wicket-taker with both the new and old ball. He is actually unstoppable. From what I remember, he didn’t even use to give seven runs per over and used to come and hit the ball on the stumps. The ball doesn’t reverse in T20s but he used to do that as well. So Mitchell Starc is absolutely wonderful,” Chopra added.

Mitchell Starc has been included in Australia’s ODI World Cup 2023 squad. Australia will start their journey in the prestigious tournament against India on October 8th at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.