It may be recalled that the Star Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was left out of the super 8 fixture against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2024. Indeed, Starc was dropped and replaced by Ashton Agar in Australia’s second match in the Super 8. The left-arm spinner stuck to the middle particularly well only conceding 17 runs in four overs.
Mitchell Starc’s Sidelining: Mitchell Starc Left Out of Playing XI Again, Australia’s T20 World Cup Dreams End in Disappointment
But, unfortunately, Australia lost by 21 runs which turned into one of the grounds for their unexpected elimination from the tournament. This show the second time in a row when Starc failed to find a place in the playing XI against Afghanistan. Earlier, the 34-year-old was also left out from the group fixture of the T20 World Cup 2022 against the same side.
In the same regard, the 2021 World Cup winner recently stated that despite freeing him, the team management proceeded with the spinner since the conditions were suitable for him.
“No — two World Cups in a row. They saw previous games on that ground with spin playing a part and obviously Ash and the left-armer enticing them to make a change,” Starc said on the WillowTalk podcast.
Starc’s Sentiments: Starc Criticizes Pre-Tournament Seeding and Super 8 Format, Blames Process for Australia’s Exit
Later on, as the speaking progressed, Starc expressed his disapproval over processes that involved pre-Cometon tournament seedings and the arrangement of the super 8 stages for the event.
“We finished ahead of England and end up where we were pre-seeded as the second side. All of a sudden, you’re in a different group. We had the two night games and the third was a day game, so it wasn’t the best preparation. We had a delayed flight out of St Vincent, a 90-minute drive from the airport to the hotel in St Lucia, our players got in late by night and then a 10 o’clock toss,” he added.