India will be competitive, no other country can do that: Mitchell Starc

The Indian team is currently the number one in both the white ball formats in international cricket and has just won another ICC title to their name after winning the Champions Trophy this season after beating New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium. There is a lot of praise for the team and their performance in the game. 

Australian star pacer and three-time World Champion Mitchell Starc also shared some words on the success of the team and mentioned the depth of talent in the team. Starc also went on to say that India might be the only team that will be competitive even when they play three different teams on the same day on a YouTube show called ‘Fanatics TV’. 

“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,” Starc said. 

Starc on IPL being an advantage for Indian players 

The moderator also brought up IPL during the show, asking the fiery pacer if it is an advantage for the team with the franchise league still regarded as one of the top T20 leagues in the game of cricket. Starc answered the question with class, saying 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. He further talked about how much depth it has brought to 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,” Starc added. 

“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),” The four-time ICC title winner concluded.