New Delhi. 4 teams have been decided for the World Cup 2023 semi-finals. India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand have made it to the knockout round. India will face New Zealand in the first semi-final on November 15. South Africa and Australia will meet on November 16. Meanwhile, Australia’s left arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has announced that he will not play the next World Cup. However, he said that he is not going to retire from one-day internationals just yet. Starc will turn 37 by the next ODI World Cup in South Africa. Starc was included in the Australian squad that won the ODI World Cup in 2015 and the T20 World Cup in 2021. That means 2 World Cup titles have been won.
Mitchell Starc’s performance in the current World Cup has been nothing special. So far he has managed to take only 10 wickets at an average of 44. Talking to the media, 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 have no vision for this. 4 years is a long time. The Australian team will play fewer ODIs next year. After the series against the West Indies in February, the team will not play an ODI before the tour of England in September.
Test cricket is the priority
Mitchell Starc said that Test cricket will be his priority. He said that I have always said that Test cricket is at the top for me among the three formats and I will quit other formats before quitting Test cricket. On not performing as expected in the current World Cup, Mitchell Starc said, “I certainly haven’t been able to perform like the last two World Cups, but now is a chance to make an impact at the end of the tournament.”
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Mitchell Starc, who has been injured since the Ashes series, was rested from the team’s final league match against Bangladesh and was seen training with his teammates in an optional practice session on Monday ahead of Thursday’s semi-final. Starc said he will be fit to play in the semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata. He said that if I had played only when I was 100 per cent fit, I might have played very few matches. Bowlers around the world struggle with something, we don’t need to talk about it like batsmen.
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Tags: Australia, Mitchell Starc, South Africa, World Cup 2023
First published: November 13, 2023, 22:28 IST