CHENNAI: It’s not easy being the cost liest player in the history of IPL. It becomes doubly difficult when Rs 24 crore don’t translate into performances straight away for a team like Kolkata Knight Riders. But then, that’s where class and pedigree take over and Australian superstar Mitchell Starc showed that with his two match-winning spells for KKR in Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad and the final in Chennai on Sunday.
“There has been a bit of friendly banter about the price tag, but then that didn’t bother me much. I have had my share of critics all my life and you can expect such conversations when you come to the best domestic league in the world. It is our job to set examples for younger players and I am grateful that the club had the success and I had a small part in it,” Starc said after his 'Player of the Match' effort.
