India, Sept. 5 -- Australia's ace speedster Mitchell Starc called time on his T20I career earlier this week, having represented the country in 65 T20Is. The left-arm speedster was a part of the 2021 T20 World Cup-winning squad. The decision to retire ahead of the upcoming World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year caught several fans off guard; however, Starc took this decision to prolong his Test and ODI career.

Speaking days after his T20I retirement, Starc revealed that his decision also surprised his captain, Mitchell Marsh, who found out about the call on Instagram. However, the pacer did inform head coach Andrew McDonald about his decision to retire from international T20Is.

"I did let them know, I did not ask them. I spoke to Ron...