Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc formed a crucial part of KKR winning campaign in the Indian Premier League 2024. Starc upped the ante in the playoffs of the tournament and ripped through the SRH top order in both the matches they played in the playoffs stage. The fast bowler will now fly out to the United States of America to play in the T20 World Cup 2024. Asked about the trend of high scores in T20s, Starc said that it will not happen in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Starc has argued that the lack of an Impact Player rule in international cricket will force teams to field more balanced sides, something that will bring down the high scores. The fast bowler said that due to the absence of a specialist batting all-rounder at No. 8, the T20 World Cup might have more impactful performances from bowlers.
“There is an Impact Player Rule here and not in the T20 World Cup. You are going to have to rely more on your all-rounders. You cannot put your batting all-rounder at number 8, like you do in the IPL. I don’t think that you will see these kinds of high scores in the T20 World Cup, purely because there will be one less batter,” Mitchell Starc said at the post-match press conference after winning the IPL.
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Starc also pointed out that the wickets were batting-friendly in the Indian Premier League, which might not be the case in the Caribbean islands. West Indies wickets have kept low and slow in the recent past, which has aided spin in those wickets.
“Batters have been more brave in the powerplay. They are striking the ball better as we have seen in the IPL. Particularly the wickets have been good. They will not be the same in West Indies, it will turn and they will be more tired. In the back end of the tournament, it may spin more and stay low and slow. Hopefully the bowlers play a bit more role in the World Cup than they have played in the IPL,” Starc said.
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The fast bowler signed off by crediting Gautam Gambhir for KKR’s win in the tournament. Starc said that Gambhir wanted KKR to do well and returned to the franchise to get them out of their recent slump.
“Gautam Gambhir has been fantastic tactically. He obviously wants the franchise to do well, he has spent a lot of time here. He just loves the group to do well. Whether it has been his tactical eye or his observations in training, he has been great. He thoroughly deserves his success with KKR. It was my first experience as a home team in Eden as well. It was much easier to be the home side, it was loud and busy,” concluded the Australian fast bowler.
