Mitchell Starc Has 'No Regrets' For Opting Out Of IPL 2020
Published - 04 Aug 2020, 05:50 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:32 AM
Premier Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc said that he has no regrets on his decision to opt out of IPL 2020. He showed comfort in his decision after the IPL 2020 was postponed from its original date of commencement. Mitchell Starc had pulled out of the IPL 2020 ahead of the auction.
With the IPL 2020 being postponed, it is probably the longest stretch in the career of Starc as he continues to sit home. Realising it on the hindsight, Starc said that IPL might have been shifted on a different time but he would not change his decision. Starc said that he will utilise the time to prepare himself to be available for summer while his teammates have a crack at the IPL.
“I know hindsight is a wonderful thing and now the IPL is on at a different time but no, I wouldn’t change it,” he said.
“I’m happy to spend that time when the blokes are at the IPL in September I’ll be getting ready for a summer.
“The IPL will be around next year and if I feel the urge or people want me around I’ll definitely consider it, but as of this year I’m very comfortable with the decisions I’ve made.”
Starc has been prone to injury and has missed out on last two seasons. He last featured in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore back in 2015. In his two seasons with RCB, he scalped 34 wickets in 27 matches.
IPL 2020 will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), its chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed after the global governing council postponed the 2020 T20 World Cup to next year. IPL 2020 will run from September to November.
Mumbai Indians will put their title on defense in IPL 2020. The side has won the lucrative tournament in the year — 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 — under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
