Australia's fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who is dominating this World Cup with his wicket taking spree, has said that he is proud of himself for moving on from his horror outing in their Brisbane Test against India in December, which earned him a 'soft' label from spin legend Shane Warne at the start of the summer.
Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson's heir has stood up in incredible fashion over the past three months.
Starc has extraordinary numbers in the one-day game and averages 18.62 with a strike rate of 23.1, which is better than any bowler in history to have delivered more than 1,000 balls, News.com.au reported.
At this World Cup Starc has taken a tournament-high 16 wickets at an astonishing average of 8.5.
Warne had criticised Starc's body language in the second Test against India at the Gabba, which could be termed as the paceman's watershed moment in his career. An inspirational challenge from captain Michael Clarke and the persistent gloating of his four-time World Cup-winning girlfriend Alyssa Healy have provided enough motivation.
Although unfazed by Warne's comments, that horror outing in Brisbane still represents a significant landmark for Starc.
Starc said that to move on from there, he feels pretty proud of himself if one likes to have that bad day but come back the way he did. He claimed that it was just a bad day at the office, insisting that they have all had them, pointing out that Warne has definitely had them as well.
The paceman said that it wasn't the first time Warne had been on his back, but added that the former spinner has taken that many wickets and played that many games insisting that he's entitled to his opinion.
Starc said that it's not fazed him from day one, adding that the confidence with the white ball has always been there, but for him the big moment was the Sydney Test.
Starc said that to come back from Brisbane and bowl the way he knows he can in a Test match again was pleasing for him.
