“As An Older Player…”: Mitchell Starc Keeps Ego Aside, Reveals ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Strategy vs SRH

After choosing her young daughter T20 Fifer to help Delhi’s capitals to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven counters in IPL 2025, the veteran of the left rhythm Mitchell Starc said when a launcher ages, you have to find different ways to get the strikers out in a match. On Sunday, at the Aca-VDCA Cricket stadium Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy Aca-VDCA, Starc chose an incredible 5-35 to help DC Bowl to release SRH for 163 in 18.4 Overs. Three of his counters – Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Travis Head – came into the power game and pushed SRH on the retro -cooking while the two remaining clesens came to the back of the sleeves.

“There is no ego in queries these days. As a bowling player, you have to get out of the box. You have to do things that you would not do normally. It was nice to contribute to victory today, we are moving forward from here.”

“The guys know what I’m going to do, so you have to get out of the box. As an older player, you have to find different ways to get the strikers out. I tried to make different bullets today, was quite effective, I think,” Starc said after the end of the match.

Starc now holds the record for the second best Bowling figures by a DC quador in the IPL after the veteran of the faithful Amit Mishra chose 5-17 against the Deccan charges during the inaugural season of the tournament in 2008.

He has also thought about the DC led by Axar Patel while retaining their undefeated race in the competition so far. “It was a good day with the ball, on the ground and with the bat. It was a fantastic performance from us today. ”

“It’s a new set of players, they were fantastic. You can play with new guys, it’s a big group of players. It’s a nice group to be fair, looking forward to playing more with them.”

Tristan Stubbs, who made 21 no to DC, finishing the pursuit with four pups to lose, said that the strikers were aimed at keeping things simple on a terrain that was not very easy to beat. “It looked a little slow, it seemed to be turning throughout the day and that the cutters really worked. It did not seem to be easier to beat.”

“We kept the simple things and put the guys who they felt must have been in the hot spots. At 10 letters, we discussed the conservation of our energy because it was really hot there. Really good (team balance), FAF above beaten beautifully, it was incredible.”

Stubbs signed by saying that he is trying to learn a lot from DC Kevin Pietersen’s mentor. “The new guys who arrived made phenomenally, I hope that we can continue. I did my best, I try to learn as much as possible from him (Kevin Pietersen). I ask many questions. Believe me, I try.”

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