ICC World Cup 2023: Pat Cummins hails "rare bowler" Starc ahead of clash vs NZ

Australia skipper Pat Cummins hailed leftarmer Mitchell Starc calling him a rare bowler ahead of their clash against New Zealand in the ongoing World CupStarc has been one of the best pacers to grace the field of cricket for the past decade and even at the age of 33 he is still making batters struggle in all phases of an inningHe holds a unique record of taking a wicket in every World Cup match hes played As he eyes to keep his streak intact Cummins hailed Starcs ability to bowl in the prematch press conferenceAlso ReadMS Dhoni Runout in 2019 WC semis made it clear it was my last day for IndiaI think in 50 over cricket theres the new ball the middle phase and the last phase and its pretty hard to nail all three but I think hes one of the rare bowlers that swings it up front but you can basically give him the ball at any time and you feel like hes going to create something and again I think he just keeps getting better and better Hes wobbling the ball across righthanders hes bowling round the wicket probably more than he did in say 2015 hes got plenty of tools at his disposal and its pretty amazing hes been able to keep up the pace for that long as well Cummins saidWith Starc constantly rising to the occasion and stepping up for Australia when the need arises his partner in crime Josh Hazlewood has been silently doing his jobThree to four years ago Hazlewood was considered to be a pacer who is set for the Test format But he redefined his bowling style and turned out to be an asset for the Baggy Greens in all formatsI mean hes been consistent his whole career hes been a gun So I dont think him being predictable has ever been a problem Hes I think even in some of those times when he wasnt in the team was ranked number one or two in the world So hes fantastic Hes another one who I think now can bowl at any time But youre going to get quality up front and as you said consistent Just rarely gets hit off his length and just yeah again another real luxury having someone like him in the team Cummins addedAustralia will face New Zealand on Saturday at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association StadiumAustralia squad Pat Cummins c Steve Smith Alex Carey Josh Inglis Sean Abbott Cameron Green Josh Hazlewood Travis Head Marnus Labuschagne Mitch Marsh Glenn Maxwell Marcus Stoinis David Warner Adam Zampa Mitchell StarcNew Zealand squad Kane Williamson c Trent Boult Mark Chapman Devon Conway Lockie Ferguson Matt Henry Tom Latham Daryl Mitchell Jimmy Neesham Glenn Phillips Rachin Ravindra Mitch Santner Ish Sodhi Tim Southee Will YoungThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever