Star Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has made a shocking revelation regarding his future in the Big Bash League (BBL).
The veteran bowler is a regular feature in the Australia red-ball and white-ball squads, however, he last played for Sydney Sixers way back in the BBLÂ 2014-15 season.
While talking about his return to the Big Bash the Southpaw mentioned a busy Australian summer schedule.
“I don’t know, to be honest. As long as the Australian summer is the way it is, where we have two weeks (off), not even – we had 10 days this year,” he told an Australian media outlet.
“If that’s how it is, probably not. If I retire from something, perhaps. Who knows?” Starc revealed.
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It is worth noting here that Mitchell Starc featured in 10 games for Sydney Sixers before he took a break from the Big Bash League.
Reflecting on his memories while playing for the Sixers, the Australian pacer said that he enjoyed playing for the team.
“It’s hard to miss games to try and protect yourself. There’s always risk playing cricket, that’s never going to change. For me, I just want to keep enjoying playing as much cricket as I can. I really enjoy the BBL with Sydney,” he concluded.
For the unversed, Mitchell Starc’s last appearance in franchise cricket came in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after missing several seasons.
Earlier, his compatriot Travis Head had shared that he would only play the IPL and the BBL alongside his national duty.
“I won’t play franchise cricket other than IPL. Big Bash will be the third team I play for, so I won’t play anything other than that at this stage,” said explosive batter in an interview last year.
“I think that gives me the opportunity to have that time off,” Head concluded.
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