“I And Pat Cummins Did Laugh”: Mitchell Starc Speaks Up On His And Pat Cummins’ IPL Salary

The Australian bowling icon Mitchell Starc has recently disclosed some of the strategies applied by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to clinch the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 crown. In the T20 event this year, Australian bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins were criticized regarding these prices.

Mitchell Starc was invaluable in the Indian Premier League 2024, where the Kolkata Knight Riders secured the third title in the league. The Kolkata squad prevailed throughout the competition. The same year, under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, KKR beat Sunrisers Hyderabad twice in the playoffs to clinch the trophy.

Since He was picked by the Kolkata Knight Riders at the auction for INR 24 crore, the pacer has taken over the conversation. The pacer was in an even worse situation after a very bad start to his event; he, however, did not bother to glance at the criticism. But when Pat Cummins was bought for INR 20.5 crore, more than several Indian stars, were criticized for whom Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him.

‘It’s gone from they’ve paid over for these two they are now playing final’ – Mitchell Starc

Speaking candidly about the pay and the criticism, Mitchell Starc said the two laughed about it before playing the final. While Cummins set the example and led Hyderabad to the summit fight for the first time in six years, Starc demonstrated his ability as a major match player by leading KKR to victory in both the qualifier and the final.

About the same, Mitchell Starc teasingly mentioned how they proceeded from two expensive players to participate in the championship game.

“Did laugh. So first game of the IPL, we played Hyderabad. So Paddy and I both got paid a fair bit, played first game, had a bit of a laugh about it. Just so happens we play each other nine weeks later in the final. And all of a sudden it’s gone from, oh, they’ve paid overs for these two. These two are now playing a final. Funny that,” Mitchell Starc said on Willow Talk Cricket Podcast.

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