Watch: Mitchell Starc on IPL Return After KKR Buys Him For Record ₹24.75 Cr in IPL Auction 2024

Mitchell Starc on IPL Return After KKR Buys Him For Record ₹24.75 Cr: In the IPL Auction, 2024, many people bought their franchises at the highest prices than ever, and some of them were record-breaking too.

Starc was the one bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders with the highest price of Rs. 24.75 Crore. And the Australian pacer revealed why he came to IPL again after a long gap.

Australian fast bowler missed the entire 2018 season of IPL due to an injury after bringing him for Rs. 9.4 Crore by KKR. Starc now become the most expensive buy in the history of IPL.

He is the second one in the IPL Auction to breach the 20 crore mark as the first person is Pat Cummins. As DC and MI started to bid on Starc, after 10 crores, as the KKR and DC had the highest purse in the auction, he nailed it for that price finally.

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When Starc was speaking to Jio Cinema, he said that he was thrilled by seeing the price that he got.

“Nothing I could have dreamt of. A few teams were looking to bolster their pace attacks and there are a plethora of brilliant skill sets and names on their auction list, with Pat (Cummins) being one of them, and going to Dan’s (Daniel Vettori) team in Hyderabad.

I wasn’t sure where I would end up, but I am thrilled to be a part of KKR. It’s a team that Pat was at, so hopefully, I can fill his boots there and be very successful,”

“I have prioritized international cricket and wanted to prioritize Test cricket as well, playing as much and as well as I could for Australia. That was my thought process leading up to the last number of years.

Coming into the back end of this year and heading into next year, it’s a lot quieter on the international scene for the Australian group. It’s a great chance to get involved in the IPL.

A T20 World Cup is coming up next year and there’s a good chance to play some competitive T20 cricket in the best T20 league with the world-class players we see on all the lists,”

As Ghambir was present at the Auction and said that, he had justified his franchise by bidding on Starc.

“He (Starc) is an X-factor, there is no doubt about that. Someone who can bowl with the new ball, bowl in the death overs, and more importantly, someone who can lead the attack,”

“He is going to be of massive help to our two domestic bowlers because both of them are very talented and you need someone to help them out in the middle and Starc covers those bases.

“It is not only about his bowling but also about leading the attack and helping all the guys around him. So, somebody will have to pay for it.”