It cannot have been easy for Mitchell Starc to try to live up to being the biggest-money buy in the history of the Indian Premier League.
But after a tough time at the start of his spell with Kolkata Knight Riders, the 4.43 million dollar man finally looked the part on Sunday as his fine three-wicket performance set the home side on their way to a handsome eight-wicket win over Justin Langer-coached Lucknow Super Giants.
In front of his expectant home fans at Eden Gardens, the evergreen pacer, who had been going at 11 an over in his first four matches while taking just two wickets, started off dodgily again, being hit for boundaries off his first two full-length deliveries by Quinton de Kock and conceding 10 off the over.
