If picked up by a franchise, it could be Starc’s first look within the match since 2015 – general he has made 27 appearances in two seasons for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In 2018, he was purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders earlier than withdrawing by way of harm and on different events has thought of a return earlier than opting to prioritise time at dwelling amid a busy multi-format schedule for Australia.
Nonetheless, subsequent 12 months is relatively gentle for Australia with solely the T20 World Cup scheduled between a tour of New Zealand in March and white-ball sequence in opposition to Afghanistan, Eire and England from late August.
“Look it has been eight years. I am undoubtedly going again in [next] 12 months,” Starc advised the Willow Discuss Cricket Podcast about his IPL ambitions. “Amongst different issues, it is a fantastic lead-up to the T20 World Cup.
“So an excellent alternative to see if anybody’s within the IPL, then lead into the T20 World Cup. And it is considerably of a quiet winter subsequent 12 months…compared to this winter, so I feel an ideal alternative to place my title in.”
One of many main causes Starc has beforehand sidelined the IPL is his want to make sure he’s absolutely obtainable for Take a look at cricket. Whereas not placing a timeline on how lengthy his profession will go, he wish to attain a century of appearances within the format. Glenn McGrath is the one quick bowler to attain that milestone for Australia.
Starc presently sits on 82 Checks and if he options in all of Australia’s upcoming fixtures on the Future Excursions Programme, his a hundredth sport would come up in the course of the 2025-26 Ashes.
“Not simply get to 100, I would wish to be ok to be picked for 100 Checks,” he mentioned. “After which the massive one clearly in a few weeks is the World Cup, which in India simply goes to a different stage.
“And then you definately have a look at the one-day format, it is type of 4 years in between World Cups, so the place do I see myself in that blend? However I’ve acquired to get to the tip of this World Cup first.
“However we have some superstars coming by way of. You’ve got acquired your Jhye Richardsons, your Sean Abbotts, your Spencer Johnsons. You’ve got acquired loads of younger guys coming by way of. [Lance] Morris goes to be a gun.
“I strive to not look too far forward with something. Clearly, we need to do properly within the World Cup. Then we have 5 Take a look at matches right here in Australia after which I have not truly performed a Take a look at in New Zealand, so hopefully I am on that tour and look ahead to that problem as properly.”
