Playing international cricket for the nation was the dream of almost every budding cricketer in the past. However, the trend has changed now. While a majority of the cricketers still dream to play international cricket, some of the players have started to prioritize T20 leagues now.
One of the major reasons behind it is that the salaries in T20 leagues are higher than that paid by some boards for international matches. On top of that, there is always an option of switching a franchise if the player has a fallout with the team management. Besides, if the player performs well for the franchise, they take utmost care of the players and even pay them grand salaries.
It is common to see cricketers retiring from international cricket early these days so that they can play more and more T20 leagues. Retirement from international matches helps the players end their association with the boards, thereby having no issues of taking a No Objection Certificate to participate in the overseas T20 leagues.
Even in such an era of cricket, there still exist a couple of fast bowlers who do not play in any T20 leagues so that they can bring their ‘A’ game to the table while playing for their nation. Here’s a list of two such bowlers.
1. Mitchell Starc focuses only on international cricket
Mitchell Starc has been a part of two IPL seasons and a few Big Bash League matches in the past, but it has been a considerable time since he last played in T20 leagues. The left-arm pacer focuses on maintaining his fitness so that he can play in all three formats of the game for the Australian cricket team.
2. James Anderson
James Anderson has never played in any T20 league outside the UK. He does not participate in The Hundred as well, but he continues to play Test cricket regularly for England. Even after turning 40, Anderson became the world number one Test bowler earlier this year.
