Mitchell Starc Declares This Player as the Best Batter He Faced

Even the deadliest bowlers could go head-to-head against their nightmare batsmen. And this has also been the case with Mitchell Starc. Appearing in an interview, Starc talked about the batsman who is the best he has gone against in his international career.

1. Starc Reveals The Best He Faced

While Starc has troubled the English batsmen, the question is which batsman has made Starc struggle. This was asked to him in an interview with Kookaburra Cricket, to which he , “Virat Kohli is the No.1 batter I’ve played against. The way he dominates the game, it was amazing to have that relationship with him during RCB.”

Kohli has surely been the toughest batsman for Starc to face. Both of them have gone against each other in their young phase, their primes, and even when they stand close to retirement. Along with that, Starc was also asked about the best batsman with whom he has played in a team. To this, by saying Virat Kohli, Steven Smith, and AB de Villiers.

2. Starc's Time in RCB

Mitchell Starc has played two seasons for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, sharing the same team with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. It should be noted that he also made his IPL debut with Virat Kohli being the captain of the team. The bond between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers was surely impressive, which could be the reason why Starc named them in this list.

• Innings: 26
• Overs: 96.4
• Wickets: 36
• Average: 20.38
• Economy: 7.17
• Four-wicket Hauls: 1

In the two IPL seasons he played for RCB, Starc was able to label himself as the best for the team. After playing for the team in IPL 2015, he went on a break from the tournament and marked his return 9 years later in the IPL 2024. Still, his time with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru when he was a young talent cannot be forgotten by the fans.

Mitchell Starc and Virat Kohli have had some fierce battles with each other on the field. And this is not the battle of words, it is the battle of bat and ball, which has been dominated by both parties. In the Test format, Virat Kohli has faced 477 deliveries of Mitchell Starc, where he managed to score an impressive total of 278 runs. But Starc was also able to dismiss Kohli 6 times.

Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Starc:

This puts Virat Kohli's average against Starc in the Test format at 46.30, which shows Kohli's dominance. While Test may be a format for both of them to dominate equally, Virat Kohli has held the upper hand in the other two formats of the game. In the ODI format, Virat Kohli has been dismissed just twice by Mitchell Starc in his career. And in the T20 format, Starc is yet to take the wicket of Virat Kohli.