After defeating New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final at the Dubai International Stadium this season, the Indian side, which is presently ranked first in both white ball formats of international cricket, just added another ICC championship to their collection. The team and their performance during the game have received a lot of praise.
Mitchell Starc, a three-time World Champion and Australian star pacer, also spoke about the team’s accomplishment and the breadth of skill on it. On a YouTube program called “Fanatics TV,” Starc continued by stating that India might be the only team that can compete even if they face three different teams on the same day.
“I think they are probably the only nation that can have a Test team, a one-day team, and a T20 team play on the same day against Australia in the Test, England in the one-dayer, and South Africa in the T20I; and India will be competitive, no other country can do that.”
Mitchell Starc
IPL Provides a Big Edge to Indian Players, Says Mitchell Starc
During the event, the moderator also brought up the Indian Premier League, asking the fiery pacer if the franchise league, which is still considered to be among the best T20 competitions in cricket, is advantageous to the club. “It is not much of an advantage since other players play franchise tournaments all over the world while the Indian players can only play IPL,” Starc said in a classy response to the topic. He went on to discuss the depth it has given the team.
“I am not sure if it’s an advantage per se because as cricketers we have got these opportunities to play all franchise (cricket) around the world (but) the Indian guys can only play in the IPL.”
Mitchell Starc
“Obviously, it’s the number one product, has got all the Indians playing, so much influx of international talent. It’s at the top. There’s no doubt that it’s a huge tournament…But I don’t think you can just sit on that because you have guys (players around the world) that play 5-6 different franchise leagues a year; so they are still getting the exposure to world cricket. That (IPL) helps, it’s a great tournament, but obviously you have got to have talent there; and the depth in Indian cricket (is huge).”
Mitchell Starc
