'I don't read anything, so that doesn't bother me' - Mitchell Starc exudes confidence after match defining spell against LSG

Mitchell Starc dazzled with the ball against the Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, April 14. The lethal pacer plucked three wickets and gave away just 28 runs. Moreover, bowling the 20^th over, he just conceded six runs and picked the priced wicket of Nicholas Pooran. The performance came amidst the talks of him not getting into the T20 groove.

Starc was bought by KKR for a whopping 24.75 crore in the Indian Premier League 2024 auctions. The bid became the highest ever in the history of IPL. However, the Australian pacer had failed to create his magic so far in the tournament. Before the LSG game, he had only two wickets to his name and an economy rate of 11. Star revealed that he does not consume any news feeds and even if he did it does not bother him.

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"I don't read anything, so that doesn't bother me. It's T20 cricket; for the guys who have played a lot of Test cricket, this is definitely a lot easier physically. It's more [about] getting used to the tactical side of it. I haven't played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years, so it has probably taken me a little bit longer than I would have liked to get back into the rhythm of things and make a better impact. So today was nice in that regard,” said Starc as quoted by ESPNcricinfo. 

I've been doing this for a long time: Starc

The ongoing IPL 2024 is key for the Australia pacer as he prepares for the impending T20 World Cup 2024. As IPL is a two-month affair with players traveling across the country, it does become an arduous job for athletes. Starc however, feels he can look after his workload while playing all of the 14 league games.

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"I'm 34, so I'm pretty good with my workloads. I've been doing this [for] a long time. We play again on Tuesday, and I think that's a feature of T20 cricket. Whether you have a good day or a bad day, games come around so quickly that you can't really think about what's been; you quickly focus on the next game,” he added.