Who is Mitchell Starc? Aussie cricketer, who became IPL’s most expensive buy at Rs 24 cr, can bowl in 140-150 kph range!

Mitchell Starc is on cloud nine.

The Aussie fast bowler cum batsman recently landed the deal of a lifetime. He became the most expensive player in the IPL (Indian Premier League) auction history. Shah Rukh Khan’s cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders picked up Starc for a whopping sum of Rs 24.75 crore!

Following this historic bidding, the social media handles of KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) shared a video of the ace batsman along with the caption, “Welcome back record-breaker!” In the video, the cricketer addresses his fans and says, “Hey, KKR fans; I'm thrilled to be joining the team for this year's IPL. And I can't wait to get to Eden Gardens to experience the home fans, the home crowd, and the atmosphere. I look forward to seeing you then. Ami KKR.”


In an interview with ESPN, Starc said his selection had initially shocked him. “ Nothing I could've ever imagined. Thoroughly thrilled to be joining KKR,” he told the magazine.

All About Mitchell Starc

• The 33-year-old is an Australian international cricketer. He plays for the Australian national team as well as New South Wales in domestic cricket. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a left-handed batsman.

• He is often regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in white-ball cricket.

• He is the fastest bowler in the history of ODI cricket to reach 150 and 200 wickets.

• He is also the fastest bowler in the history of Cricket World Cups to reach 50 wickets.

• The multi-talented batsman possesses many abilities. He can bowl in the 140-150 kph range and perform the conventional and the reverse swing.

• Despite becoming IPL’s costliest buy, he had played for it only twice - in 2014 and 2015, when he was playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, which had purchased him for Rs 5 crore then.

• One of the wealthiest cricketers active, Starc’s current net worth stands at an impressive Rs 174 crore.

• He is of Slovenian descent. His elder brother Brandon Starc is an Olympic high jumper.

• His wife, Alyssa Healy, is also a cricketer. She plays for the Australian women’s national team.