Mitchell Starc, Australia’s World Cup-winning pacer, turned the costliest participant within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL), after he was purchased for Rs 24.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders on the Players Auction earlier this month. Starc turned the second participant to breach the Rs 20 crore mark throughout the IPL 2024 public sale, following SunRisers Hyderabad’s Rs 20.5 crore bid for Australia captain and star pacer Pat Cummins. Starc, who went into the public sale at a base value of Rs 2 crore, attracted bids from Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans, however KKR secured his providers ultimately.

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh shared a hilarious meme on Starc’s profitable IPL deal. In a video shared by Harbhajan, Starc could be summarising his IPL deal in hindi.

At the upcoming season of IPL, Starc will probably be making a comeback to the event after an eight-year hiatus.

Starc final performed in IPL for RCB in 2015. He was additionally purchased by KKR throughout IPL 2018, however the gamers pulled out of the season, citing private causes.

Last week, throughout the second Test between Australia and Pakistan, Starc accomplished 650 wickets in worldwide cricket.

After going wicketless within the first innings, Starc was damaging within the second, taking 4/55 in 13.2 overs at an financial system price of 4.10, derailing Pakistan’s 317-run chase with common wickets.

In 263 worldwide matches, Starc has taken 651 wickets at a median of 25.35, with one of the best figures of 6/28. He has 23 five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls in worldwide cricket. He is Australia’s fourth-highest wicket-taker of all time, with legendary spinner Shane Warne (1,001) on the high.

In 84 Test matches, Starc has taken 342 wickets at a median of 27.53, with one of the best figures of 6/50. He has 14 five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls in Tests. He is the fifth-highest wicket-taker in Tests, with Warne (708 wickets) on the high.

Starc has additionally performed 121 ODIs, taking 236 wickets at a median of twenty-two.96, with one of the best bowling figures of 6/28. He has 9 five-wicket hauls in ODIs. He is the fifth-highest wicket-taker for Australia in ODIs, with pacer Glenn McGrath (380) on the high.

(With ANI Inputs)

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