Mitchell Starc Retires: Mitchell Starc retires from T20 International. Is this the reason behind this big decision?

Australia Pacer Mitchell Starc Retires: Mitchell Starc made his debut on the T20 international pitch in 2012. He started his 13-year long T20 international career against Pakistan, and ended with the last match played against India.

Mitchell Starc's Retirement from T20I: Australia's fast bowler Mitchell Starc has retired from T20 International. The left-arm fast bowler has decided to say goodbye to the shortest format of cricket after playing 65 T20 International matches for Australia. Mitchell Starc made his debut on the T20 International pitch in 2012. His T20 International career lasted 13 years. He played his last T20 International match against India in June 2024.

Mitchell Starc retires from T20I

The news of Mitchell Starc's retirement from T20 International came at the same time as Australia announced the team for the T20 series against New Zealand. Cricket Australia also informed about Starc's retirement on its social media.

Mitchell Starc has announced his retirement from international T20s: https://t.co/ftVAx6Oh4X pic.twitter.com/RdOmoWveSh

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 2, 2025

Is this the reason for retirement from T20 International?

Now the question is, why did Mitchell Starc suddenly decide to say goodbye to his T20 International career? What was the reason behind his decision? So the answer is related to the two long formats of cricket. It is believed that Starc now wants to focus on Test and ODI formats, so he has announced his retirement from T20 International. 35-year-old Starc is also eyeing the ODI World Cup to be held in 2027.

Started from Pakistan, ended with India… Starc's T20 International career

Talking about Starc's T20 International career, it starts with his debut against Pakistan in 2012 and ends with his last match against India in June 2024. Meanwhile, he played 65 matches in which he took 79 wickets.

Australia's second most successful bowler in T20Is

Mitchell Starc is the second-highest wicket-taking fast bowler in T20 Internationals. Only spinner Adam Zampa has taken more wickets for Australia in T20 Internationals than this left-arm fast bowler. Zampa has taken 130 wickets so far. The biggest achievement of Starc's T20 International career was winning the 2021 T20 World Cup, which was Australia's first major title in this format.

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