Veteran Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is set to end his nine-year hiatus from the Indian Premier League (IPL). He will register for the 2024 mini-auction.
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Starc aims to prepare for T20 WC
The fast bowler aims to prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA.
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Starc has been ditching IPL
Starc, one the finest white-ball bowlers, has been ditching lucrative IPL contracts to stay fit for national assignments. He is likely to go big under the hammer.
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A look at his IPL career
Starc has so far played 27 IPL games, all for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), between 2014 and 2015. He has returned with 34 wickets at 20.38 (ER: 7.17). 4/15 are his best figures.
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Starc withdrew from IPL 2018
Despite being bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs. 9.4 crore in 2018, he withdrew due to fitness issues.
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Here are his T20 stats
Starc has been pretty impressive in T20 cricket. So far, he has taken 170 wickets in 121 games at an economy of 7.45 (4W: 2). 73 of these wickets have come in 58 T20Is for the Aussies (ER: 7.63).