Brad Hogg confident of THIS top Australian player not being picked at IPL 2021 auction

It has been four years since Australian speedster Mitchell Starc last me an appearance in Indian Premier League. Starc has been eir injured or busy with national commitments ever since his stint with Bangalore in 2016 but is tipped to make a comeback into fold for IPL 2021 auction. However, as opposed to Starc making himself unavailable, question this time around is wher any team still wants to take a chance on injury-prone Aussie. Opinions so far have been divided, with Australian great Br Hogg taking pessimistic route.

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Br Hogg predicts bidders for Mitchell Starc at IPL 2021

After sitting out 2020 edition of IPL in order to prepare for w postponed ICC T20 World Cup and n using time to hone his red-ball skills, Mitchell Starc failed to deliver as much as was promised in recently concluded India vs Australia series. 30-year-old pacer mand just one wicket for an expensive 147 runs in two ODIs he played and 2 for 34 in sole T20I game. He started off his Border-Gavaskar trophy in style, taking 4 for 53 in first innings of first Test at elaide but finished series with just 11 wickets. He has currently t played in ongoing BBL 2021. 

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Despite having fairly decent figures of 34 wickets from 27 matches in IPL, Starc's place in cash-rich league is t a done deal yet. Provided that he makes himself available for this edition of tournament, former Australian cricketer and IPL veteran, Br Hogg believes that Starc may t have any takers at IPL 2021 auction. Without providing a reason, Aussie allrounder simply replied to a tweet saying that he doesn't see any team bidding for Starc on February 18, when auction takes place in Chennai.

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This is in stark opposition to views of many or sportspersons like Aakash Chopra who believes that Bangalore will "run after" Starc if he makes himself available, especially with senior bowler Dale Steyn pulling out of tournament this season. Starc has been included in Australian squ for  South Africa vs Australia 2021 Test series but as per Ricky Ponting, will have to fight for a place in playing XI in presence of Pat Cummins and Hazlewood. re will also be some injury concerns surrounding Starc after captain Tim Paine hinted that an injury may have prevented him from bowling at his best in last two Tests in Australia. 

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