Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc, who was bought at auction for INR 2,475 crore, was brutally slammed during Saturday’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Starc conceded 53 runs in 4 overs without picking a wicket. In comparison, young KKR star Harshit Rana took 3 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs. Only Varun Chakravarthy, who scored 55 runs in 4 overs for 1 wicket, suffered a bigger blow than Starc in the match. The Australian pacer is regarded as one of the best pacers in the world and was expected to be the match-winner, but his awkward performance with the ball caused a stir on social media.
In the 19th over, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer asked Starc to bowl and Starc ended up missing 26 runs with Heinrich Klaasen and Shahbaz Ahmed taking the left-arm pacer into the clean zone. Fans did not hesitate to brutally attack Starc, questioning the “world record” fee of Rs 24.5 crore paid by the team for him. Here are some reactions:
Shahrukh khan sees Mitchell Starc (24.75cr) hit 4 sixes in one over: #KKRvsSRH| #classen | #Russell pic.twitter.com/LEzp1mRTFi
— Pr@$hant Rajput (@pr_ra31578) March 23, 2024
Rs 24 crore went down the drain. #Starc #KKRvsSRH #IPL2024
— Muhammad Aiman (@Aimankbk) March 23, 2024
We live in a world where Mukesh Chaudhary gets 20L and fraudster Mitchell Starc gets 24.75Cr. pic.twitter.com/KyY2ROg6dy
— Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi) March 23, 2024
The Gujarat giants retained Mitchell Starc’s bid for 24.5 cr in the auction and had KKR buy him for 24.75 cr:#KKRvsSRH | What a match | Klassen #IPL2024 live broadcast |Andre Russell| Gambhir pic.twitter.com/nI5gQu4ekM
— RanaJi (@RanaTells) March 23, 2024
Mitchell Starc 0/53 (4 overs) = Rs 24.75 Crores
Tushar Deshpande 0/47 (4 overs) = 20 Lakers pic.twitter.com/cxeZdBzOJm
— Junaid Khan (@JunaidKhanation) March 23, 2024
Mitchell Starc plays his part. pic.twitter.com/whxofiMDdP
— (@TheAHIR_) March 24, 2024
Both sides of Mitchell Starc pic.twitter.com/raA9Yv4G3b
— Baz_McCullum_42 (@Baz_158_) March 20, 2024
Despite Starc’s heartbreaking performance with the ball, KKR had to thank Andre Russell for a 4-run victory in the match.
After the game, Iyer admitted that he was frightened from the 17th inning because the game was very intense.
“I was on edge from the 17th onwards. It felt like anything could happen in the last game. They needed 13 runs and we didn’t have the most experienced bowlers. But I believed in him and I told him to back himself no matter what. It didn’t matter what happened. He came in a little nervous and I just looked him in the eyes and told him “This is your moment, man.” “
“Tell him to back himself, no matter what happens in the game. (On Russell and Narine) They have that experience. It’s great to see Andre performing with the bat and ball and even Sonny (Narine) with the ball It’s outstanding. It’s great to have them around. When you start with a win, it always gives you motivation.
“This game also taught us a lot and we can learn a lot from that. I think defense is an area we need to improve on. It’s too loud there and it’s hard to signal other players from deep ,”He said.
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