'It's certainly on the table,' says Mitchell Starc on IPL participation

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has said that he is considering putting his name forward for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auction. The auction is scheduled to be held in Bangalore on February 12 and 13. 

Starc has played 27 matches for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) but has not featured in the tournament over the last six years due to injuries and workload management.  Although he has not put his name in the auction list, Starc says he will be making the decision soon.

"I've got two days to get my paperwork in, so that might be something to do today before training," Starc said in Hobart, according to Cricket.com.au.

"I've not put my name down just yet, but I've got a couple more days to decide on that. It's certainly on the table regardless of what the schedule has got coming up.

"I haven't been for six years or so. Obviously, with a heavy weighting towards T20s over the last period of time and the World Cup coming up later this year, that's one to take into consideration as well.

"There's a bit going on with scheduling and what-not to get our heads around, certainly for us multi-format players.

"The schedules are quite jam-packed when you throw in all the tours, we've got a couple of white-ball series post the Ashes before that Pakistan tour, then you take into consideration the IPL and the Sri Lanka tour after that.

"So it's a massive six months of cricket for everyone."

Starc managed just one wicket in the drawn SCG Test against England, but is the leading wicket-taker in day-night Tests and insists that he does not need a break, but leaves it to the selectors.

"I'm feeling good," Starc said

"It's purely up to the selectors, I'm not looking for a break. It's the last Test match of an Ashes series at home, it's the pink ball too so I'd very much like to play."

The fifth and final Ashes Test is set to get underway on Friday (January 14) in Hobart. 

Australia have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series with comprehensive wins in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne.