Curated By: Amar Sunil Panicker
Last Updated: September 30, 2023, 22:34 IST
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Australia’s star bowler, Mitchell Starc looked in fine touch as he cleaned up the Dutch top-order in their first warm-up fixture before the World Cup. (Image: AP)
The lethal pacer looks to get back in form as the Australians will look to mount a title charge and maintain their record as the most successful side in ODI World Cup history.
Australia’s express pacer, Mitchell Starc managed to pick a hat-trick against the Netherlands in their first warm-up game before the highly coveted ICC ODI World Cup, 2023 being hosted by India.
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The pacer managed to pick the wickets of Max O’Dawd via LBW and bowled both Wesley Barresi and Bas de Leede.
Australia will remain positive as Starc only returned for the ODI side since the side last toured India in March 2023. He was primarily focused on the T20s where he won the T20 World Cup, 2021 held in the UAE and the Ashes 2023 where he finished as the highest wicket-taker in the series with 23 wickets.
The importance of Starc cannot be underestimated as the bowler seems to turn up during the big ICC events. He finished as the highest wicket-taker in the last two editions of the ODI World Cup in 2019 and 2015.
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The World Cup winner will look to continue his form in ICC events as Australia will look to mount a title charge and add to their trophy haul as the most successful side in ODI World Cup history.
Starc will always pose a threat to batters with his lethal pace and his ability to bowl yorkers at will which can even cripple the best of batters.
Despite Australia not being at their best, they always have a knack for turning up the heat during the ICC events as the side will look at their experienced bunch of players like skipper, Pat Cummins, David Warner, Steven Smith, Josh Hazlewood and others for support during the side’s run at the World Cup.
Starc has had a long and illustrious career in ODI’s for Australia where he won the World Cup in 2015 and his current stats show that he has played 111 ODI games for the country with a tally of 222 wickets at a strike-rate of 25.9.
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He remains one of the best all-format bowlers who can seamlessly transition as per the needs of the particular format.
The Australian side will play their final warm-up game against Pakistan on October 3, 2023.
The Aussies will begin their charge for the World Cup with a league-stage match against the hosts, India at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium also known as Chepauk in Chennai on October 8, 2023.
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