Mitchell Starc is the most expensive player of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Kolkata Knight Riders shelling out a massive 24.75 crore Rs for him at the auction. But he went wicketless in the first two games before picking up a couple against Delhi Capitals.
Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) big-money buy Mitchell Starc has been off-colour in the first couple of games in the 2024 edition of the IPL having gone for 100 runs cumulative in two games. KKR have won both their games so far and hence Starc's place is safe but he would like to get up to speed soon.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their opening encounter in the 2024 edition of the IPL but almost handed the game to the Sunrisers Hyderabad if not for a calm and composed final over from Harshit Rana. Returning to IPL after nine years, Mitchell Starc didn't have an auspicious start for KKR.
New captain Pat Cummins won the toss as Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to bowl first in their opening IPL 2024 game against Kolkata Knight Riders. Mitchell Starc returned to IPL after nine years as Kolkata fielded a strong playing eleven against SRH.
Kolkata Knight Riders will play their first game of IPL 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The team is training hard ahead of its season opener and has played a couple of prctice gameas already with the likes of Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell also taking part.
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Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is looking forward to finally playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2024 after missing the 2018 edition despite having been picked by the two-time champions then. Starc was bought by KKR for INR 24.75 crore ahead of IPL 2024.
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Mitchell Starc has been in the limelight for the past week or so since having a record-breaking day at the IPL 2024 auction having been paid INR 24.75 crore by the Kolkata Knight Riders. On the first day of the Boxing Day Test, one of his former teammates decided to have some fun with Starc.
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“It is an amazing moment for Mitch. It is a great justification for the hard work he has put in and (for) probably some of the choices he has made over the last eight years to put his country first,” Alyssa Healy said after the IPL auction 2024 on Tuesday.
The IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19 came to an end. 72 players were sold for a whopping sum of INR 230.45 crore. Mitchell Starc walked away with the biggest paycheck as KKR added the maximum number of players. Here's a look at squads of all 10 teams after the auction-
In a historic moment in IPL history, Kolkata Knight Riders shattered all records to sign the star Australian pacer Mitchell Starc for a whooping price of INR 24.75 crore in a player auction in Dubai on Tuesday.
Australia's left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc has created history in auction going for a massive amount of INR 24.75 crore. He is the highest paid player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) now and broke Cummins' record within a couple of hours.
IPL auction 2024: Mitchell Starc became the most expensive in the history of IPL within hours after Pat Cummins became the highest-paid player in the tournament's history.
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