Red Ball Cricket is still the best for me despite a record breaking IPL agreement: Mitchell Starc

Melbourne, December 24 (IANS) Australia’s fast -paced Mitchell Starc’s recent auction, despite becoming the most expensive IPL player with a big prize of Rs 24.75 crore at the recent auction, left -handed fast bowler demanded that cricket playing with Red Ball is still his top priority. Last week, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) prayed strictly for Stark’s services before IPL 2024. Stark has left the IPL for the last eight seasons to rest after his international obligations and time with his wife, Australia’s female captain Alyssa Heli. But the IPL 2024, held from June 4-30 before the T20 World Championships in the West Indies and the US, means that Stark has entered the IPL auction and will play in the tournament to play from March to May. “The red ball is still at the top of me. I think my body will tell me before I want (when it will be time to leave test cricket), but the following year it’s a suitable year. It’s very calm, it’s nothing like that New Zealand in March and test match in the summer next year.” Stark told reporters before the Second Australia Pakistan Test match on December 26 at MCG: “T20 is a world championship, given the quality of cricket in IPL and tournament. Talk about the joining auction, Stark said:” I didn’t think about it. It (for IPL) is a suitable time to hold my name back and see what I wanted. Instead of bowling in the nets, April and May – in general (to face him), there is no better – so it is more interesting to play in the IPL and test myself against the best. “Is Stark feeling that everyone is ready to give everything for Boxing Day test. We have a few days between the arrival of Perth and Melbourne, and then we have a few days between the Pakistan series and the Windan series.” Zealand) between our test summer and New Zealand. Stark ended his point, saying that everyone in the Australian camp was surprised that Pakistan bowlers couldn’t bowl quickly in the first match of the Test series in Perth. “I think everyone was a little surprised at the low velocity of Pakistan bowlers, while you are usually used to reaching a speed of 150 (kmph). I don’t think the velocity is everything, but it can certainly play a role and help. ‘ -Ians rr