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'Ya khuda, itne paise bhi hote hain' - Fans react as Mitchell Starc gets sold to KKR for mammoth amount of INR 24.75 crores in IPL 2024 auction

Mitchell Starc was one of the key performers for Australia in the knockout stage of the ODI World Cup 2023 helping them to reach the finals and further beat India to clinch the title.

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Mitchell Starc (File Photo: Twitter)

Mitchell Starc (File Photo: Twitter)

The ongoing IPL 2024 is setting the new records with every passing hour; it started first with the Australian skipper Pat Cummins, who Sunrisers Hyderabad bought in a massive amount of INR 20.5 crores. However, his record couldn’t last very long and it got broken by none other than his own teammate and veteran Australian pacer Mitchell Starc.

The star Aussie pace broke all the records in the history of the Indian Premier League when he was sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders in a huge amount of INR 24.75 crores. Notably, it will be the second time Starc will be playing for KKR after his first stint with the side 8 years back in the year 2015.

Starc looked quite dull for Australia in the earlier phase of the ODI World Cup 2023 but he stunned everyone with his sensational performances in the knockout stage, especially in the semi-final against South Africa. Starc ended up ODI World Cup 2023 scalping 16 wickets in 10 innings of the 10 matches, he played for the World Champions Australia.

Mitchell Starc set to start his second stint with KKR

Speaking of his overall T20 career in the Australian domestic circuit and across various franchise leagues, Starc has scalped 170 wickets in 120 innings of the 121 matches, he played for the various teams. 

Now, the KKR will be looking ahead to strengthen their pace attack having the presence of a veteran pacer in Mitchell Starc who could provide a big morale boost for the two-time IPL champions. The franchise will be hoping to repeat their heroics of the IPL 2012 and 2014 seasons, in which they ended up clinching the title of the tournament.

Apart from Starc, KKR also bought star Bengal wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat and young pacer Chetan Sakariya for an amount of INR 50 lakhs each.

Here’s how fans reacted after Mitchell Starc getting sold to KKR for 24.75 crores:

 

 

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