Mitchell Starc relishing challenge in Eden Park ahead of first ODI

27-year old Australia bowler Mitchell Starc has been in amazing form for the best part in recent times with the ball given his amazing prowess to swing the ball in both directions with pace as well. However, despite all of this as well as the upcoming tour of India, Starc and his partner-in-crime Josh hazelwood have been named despite the packed schedule of international cricket in recent times.

However, as far as Starc is concerned, it would be a trip back to the venue wherein he literally made his mark with an incredible 6/28 in the 2015 edition of the World Cup. Starc went on to state that the ball actually dominates the bat when it comes to playing ODIs at the Eden Park.

“The ball actually dominated bat for a change, as opposed to the other way around as was the case for most the games over the past 12 months,” he said on Sunday (January 29). “It probably offers a bit more in the air and off the wicket than what we’ve seen in the last few games in Australia as well.

“It’s something the quicks are excited about, there’s probably a bit more in it,” he added.

“We’ve spoken about giving ourselves a bit more time,” he said. “For somewhere like here where it’s probably going to swing and nip a bit just giving yourself a chance to get in and see some balls as batsmen.

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He then went on to conclude the manner in which the batsmen have been playing in recent times. “You’ve always got a lot more time than you think, especially in 50-over cricket where you don’t have to score 300 in the first 40 overs of the game, you can make it up at the backend,” he added.