Mitchell Starc

Nortje, Markram, Stubbs also out of Men's draft; Schutt, Sutherland pull out of Women's.

[Megan Schutt,](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/megan-schutt-420314) [Annabel Sutherland](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/annabel-sutherland-1071705)and [Tayla Vlaeminck](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tayla-vlaeminck-1071711)are also notable absentees, joining an exodus of Australia's women's players including Meg Lanning, Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath, all of whom recently secured lucrative deals in the inaugural Women's Premier League in India. [Jhye Richardson](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jhye-richardson-774223), and the South Africa trio of [Anrich Nortje,](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/anrich-nortje-481979) [Aiden Markram](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/aiden-markram-600498)and [Tristan Stubbs.](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tristan-stubbs-595978)Nortje was this week unveiled as a marquee pick for Washington (DC) Freedom in the inaugural Major League Cricket season in the USA, which is set to run from July 13 to 30, with the Hundred starting two days later on August 1. Starc is currently in India with Australia's ODI squad, where his five-wicket haul in Sunday's second match helped to secure a 2-1 series victory. [As revealed by ESPNcricinfo](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/laurie-evans-free-to-resume-career-as-provisional-doping-suspension-is-lifted-1364824), Laurie Evans - Player of the Match in the 2022 Big Bash Final - has been included in the draft after his provisional ban following a positive test for a banned substance was lifted. He had been one of the few multi-format Australians to put his name forward for this year's competition, which is due to get underway one day after the scheduled end of the fifth Ashes Test. [Mitchell Starc](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mitchell-starc-311592)will be a high-profile absentee from this year's Men's Hundred, after withdrawing his name from the long-list for the tournament draft, which is due to take place on Thursday.

Starc was one of the few multi-format Australian stars having put his name in the competition, which will get underway a day after the end of fifth Ashes ...

They have joined other Australian women stars like Meg Lanning, Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath, who secured big deals with their respective franchises in the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) in India. Nortje was unveiled as Washington (DC) Freedom's marquee pick for the inaugural Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament in the USA, which will run from July 13 to 30. Starc is currently in India with Australia's squad, having concluded both the red-ball and white-ball legs of the tour.

Mitchell Starc has decided to withdraw his name from the long-list for the tournament draft for this year's Men's Hundred, which is set to take place on ...

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Australia speedster Mitchell Starc surprisingly pulls out of The Hundred 2023 after having forwarded his name for the coveted tournament earlier.

Thus, it’s a massive blow for the competition as most of them are in stellar form in the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL). Notably, the pacer is currently injured and has already been ruled out of the 16th edition of the IPL as well. However, the Aussie decided to stay out of it, albeit, the reason for withdrawal is still unknown.

Mitchell Starc was recently seen in action during the India vs Australia ODI series. The pacer has pulled out from the Hundred league.

He took the crucial wickets of [Hardik Pandya](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/hardik-pandya) and [Ravindra Jadeja](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/ravindra-jadeja) which proved to be match-turning. [Aiden Markram](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/aiden-markram) and Tristan Stubbs are out of the league, while Australia's [Jhye Richardson](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/jhye-richardson) will also miss the action. [Adam Zampa](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/adam-zampa) proved to be a big threat with his four-wicket haul. [Rohit Sharma](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/rohit-sharma)'s men were bowled out for 248 in their chase of 270. The Hundred league will begin one day after the fifth test of [the Ashes](https://www.indiatvnews.com/topic/the-ashes) series is scheduled to end. Australia star pacer Mitchell Starc on Wednesday pulled out of the upcoming edition of England's tournament- The Hundred on the eve of the tournament draft.