Mitchell Starc: Kolkata Knight Riders may have won their first match of IPL 2024, but Mitchell Starc has definitely increased their worries. KKR included Starc in the IPL 2024 auction for Rs 24.75 crore. With this, Starc has become the most expensive player not only in IPL 2024 but also in the history of IPL. A total of 99 bids were made for them in the auction, in which KKR won by placing the last bid. However, the first match of the season was very disappointing for this fast bowler. During this period, Starc also bowled the most expensive over of IPL 2024.
most expensive over
In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mitchell Starc spent a total of 53 runs in four overs. During this period he did not get a single wicket. This is also the most expensive over of Mitchell Starc's IPL career. Starc bowled the last over of his quota in the 19th over of the innings. He spent only 12, 10 and 5 runs respectively in the first 3 overs, but completed his half-century by scoring 26 runs in the last over. A total of 4 sixes were hit in this over of Starc.
Michelle wasted the team's money
There was a flood of reactions from fans on social media after seeing the most expensive player in IPL history create such an embarrassing record. In which people were saying that Mitchell Starc cheated KKR and wasted the team's money.