Mitchell Starc: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday.
Moments after Australian World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins became the costliest player in IPL history, his compatriot Mitchell Starc took up the baton from him. Starc was sold for Rs 24.75 crore after an intense bidding war between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans. Starc started at a base price of Rs 2.00 crore and was scoped by Kolkata Knight Riders at the end at the record-breaking price.
Mitchell Starc IPL Team 2024: KKR
Mitchell Starc was overjoyed after the Kolkata Knight Riders bought him. “A fair bit of shock and certainly excitement with how it was all unfolding, but nothing I could have ever imagined,” Mitchell said after bagging the record deal with KKR.
But since 2015, for a variety of reasons, including injuries, the left-arm pacer hasn’t been part of the tournament. Starc was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018 for Rs. 9.40 crore before opting out due to an injury.
A groin complaint is the reason Starc is presently sidelined, but he was this week selected in the provisional 15-man squad for next month’s World Cup
Mitchell Starc IPL Price 2024:
Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹24.75 crore. Mitchell Starc is most expensive player in IPL.
Mitchell was one of the many Australian players, inquiring with their skipper Pat Cummins when and where he was taking them for dinner. The Australian Test team’s WhatsApp group was buzzing with messages and jokes, some even checking with Cummins which property he is buying up next for he had just become the costliest IPL player ever as Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for Rs 20.50 crore.
The IPL player auctions, which makes global headlines and history being made every year, had touched the Rs 20 crore barrier for the first time. But little did Starc or anyone know it would be the shortest lived history ever and all his teammates would turn to him as an hour later as the left-arm pacer eclipsed his captain to be the most expensive IPL player ever with Kolkata Knight Riders spending a whopping Rs 24.75 crore on him.
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Mitchell Starc IPL Career:
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS |
| Career | 27 | 5 | 96 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 | 14 | 3 | 85 |
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS |
| Career | 27 | 580 | 693 |
| 2015 | 13 | 258 | 291 |
| 2014 | 14 | 322 | 402 |
KKR – Final squad
Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain.
KKR players bought at IPL 2024 auction: KS Bharat (Rs. 50 lakh), Chetan Sakariya (Rs. 50 lakh), Mitchell Starc (Rs. 24.75 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 20 lakh), Ramandeep Singh (Rs. 20 lakh), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 1.5 crore), Manish Pandey (Rs. 50 lakh), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Rs. 2 crore), Gus Atkinson (Rs. 1 crore), Sakib Hussain (Rs. 20 lakh).
KKR PLAYERS RETAINED AHEAD OF IPL 2024 AUCTION:
Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
FAQ:
Who is the costly player in IPL 2024?
Mitchell Starc surpassed his Australian bowling partner Pat Cummins to become the most expensive buy in IPL history with an eye popping bid of Rs 24.75 crore.
Who purchased Mitchell Starc?
Shah Rukh Khan’s cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders picked up Starc.
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