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According to Gautam Gambhir, he had absolutely no doubt about Starc and he knew very well that the excellent fast bowler would prove to be the X-factor for him.
Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir has praised Mitchell Starc for his excellent bowling in the Indian Premier League 2024 playoffs. Let us tell you, Mitchell Starc took three wickets for 34 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1, while in the final he took two wickets for 14 runs against the same team. Many people praised Mitchell Starc’s bowling.
In the Indian Premier League 2024 auction, Mitchell Starc was included in the Kolkata Knight Riders team for Rs 24.75 crore. The performance of the brilliant fast bowler was quite disappointing in the initial matches of IPL 2024. In the first two matches, Mitchell Starc gave 100 runs in 8 overs and did not take a single wicket.
However, by the end of the tournament, Mitchell Starc had 17 wickets at an average of 26.12. According to Gautam Gambhir, he had no doubts about Starc and he knew very well that the excellent fast bowler would prove to be the X-factor for him.
Gautam Gambhir told Sportskeeda on the match, ‘We had no doubt about Starc and we all knew that he would prove to be the X factor for us in this tournament. We all knew that at the right time he would present his tremendous performance in front of the world and he did just that. Starc bowled very well in Qualifier 1 and the final and this is the mark of a big player. There was no talk of money at all and with Starc’s arrival our team became even stronger.’
Gautam Gambhir praised Mitchell Starc a lot
Regarding Abhishek Sharma’s bowling in the final, Gautam Gambhir said, ‘You expect a bowler to bowl a ball like this. Kolkata Knight Riders expected a great performance from Mitchell Starc in Qualifier 1 and the final and he did just that. I cannot say whether this ball was playable or not because there is no ball that cannot be played but yes it was a very good ball.
I don’t care what people are saying about Starc or what is being discussed about him on social media. According to me, there should be no discussion about performance because big players always leave their mark in important matches.
