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Mitchell Starc KKR vs SRH IPL Final 2024: Mitchell Starc must have hardly seen the ‘reel’ that went viral on Instagram a month ago, when he was hitting consecutive sixes by the Indian batsmen at the stadium. In this reel, Starc’s voice was replaced by a Harianvi accent saying, ‘Funnily enough, I am enjoying my record price of Rs 24.75 crore in the IPL.’ However, the makers of this reel forgot that Starc is a player in big matches. That is why such a huge amount was paid for him in the IPL auction. Starc, who returned to the IPL after eight years, took just seven wickets in the first nine matches. He showed a glimpse of his talent in the match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede ground. After this, he showed his ‘worth’ by bowling brilliantly in the playoffs and finals, making the team the champion.
Star of big matches
Even before this, Starc has taken the wicket of big batsmen in the finals of major tournaments. It was the wicket of the very dangerous Brendon McCullum in the final of the 2015 ODI World Cup played in Melbourne. Or the 2023 World Cup final, where he sent the Indian batting on the backfoot by dismissing Shubman Gill and Lokesh Rahul. Abhishek Sharma, who has been in great form in this IPL, must have got a glimpse of international cricket with the way Starc played in the final. You don’t need to take 30 wickets in a big tournament like World Cup or IPL, but do well in two or three important days.
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Told me why it was precious
KKR priced Starc at Rs 24.75 crore and the New South Wales player showed that when it comes to the big occasion, he is priceless. For the past several years, Starc has given importance to Test cricket, so he has not played much league cricket around the world. There is no better sight for him than driving the batsmen into the pavilion with a red kookaburra ball. Starc told British newspaper The Guardian before the Ashes last year that there is nothing I like more in cricket than sitting down with my teammates after winning a Test and reflecting on the success we had that week. It’s great to enjoy playing in the baggy green with so many of my close mates.