Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc, bought for INR 24.75 crore in the auction, received a brutal bashing as he came up against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. Starc conceded 53 runs in his quota of 4 overs while failing to pick a single wicket. In comparison, young KKR star Harshit Rana bagged 3 wickets for 33 runs in his spell of 4 overs. Only Varun Chakravarthy, 55 runs in 4 overs for 1 wicket, suffered a bigger bashing than Starc in the match. The Australia pacer, recognised as one of the finest in the world, was expected to emerge as a match-winner but his embarrassing show with the ball resulted in a meme-fest on social media instead.
Asked to bowl the 19th over by KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer, Starc ended up leaking 26 runs, with Heinrich Klaasen and Shahbaz Ahmed taking the left-arm pacer to the cleaners. Fans didn't hesitate in brutally trolling Starc, questioning the ‘world record' fee of INR 24.5 crore that the franchise paid for him. Here are some reactions:
Shahrukh khan seeing Mitchell starc (24.75cr) giving 4 sixes in an over: #KKRvsSRH| #Klassen | #Russel pic.twitter.com/LEzp1mRTFi
24 Crores Down The Drain. #Starc #KKRvsSRH #IPL2024
We're Living In A World Where Mukesh Chaudhary Gets 20L And Fraud Mitchell Starc Gets 24.75Cr. pic.twitter.com/KyY2ROg6dy
Gujrat titans who left the bid for Mitchell Starc at 24.5cr in auction and made KKR to buy him at 24.75 cr :#KKRvsSRH | What A Match | klaasen #IPL2024live |Andre Russell | Gambhir pic.twitter.com/nI5gQu4ekM
Mitchell Starc 0/53 (4 Overs) = 24.75 Crores
Tushar Deshpande 0/47 (4 Overs) = 20 Lacs pic.twitter.com/cxeZdBzOJm
Mitchell starc playing his own role. pic.twitter.com/whxofiMDdP
Two sides of Mitchell Starc pic.twitter.com/raA9Yv4G3b
KKR have Andre
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