Star Australia Left-arm pacer of the National Cricket Team Mitchell Starc talked about his work experience with India Head coach of the National Cricket Team, Gautam Gambhirat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Gambhir and Starc shared a dressing room in the Indian Premier League in 2024, with the former serving as the franchise’s mentor and switching bases to Kolkata Knight Riders after a two-year stint. Lucknow Super Giants.
Gautam Gambhir’s Kolkata Knight Riders roped in Mitchell Starc for INR 24.75
Mitchell Starc has put his name in the Indian Premier League 2024 auction after skipping the tournament for several years. It was expected to fetch a huge sum and was in high demand at the auction.
Several franchises engaged in a bidding war to acquire Mitchell Starc’s services, but in the end, Gautam Gambhir’s Kolkata Knight Riders bought a historic pacer from Australia for INR 24.75, making Starc the most expensive player in history. of the competition.
Starc failed to win back the franchise’s confidence as he played quite poorly in the group stage. However, he was continuously supported by the team management and produced sensational performances in the knockouts to secure KKR their third Indian Premier League title.
In 14 matches, Mitchell Starc has taken 17 wickets at an average of 26.12, an economy of 10.61 and a strike rate of 14.76.
I mean, speaking from my experience in Kolkata, he is a fantastic thinker of the game – Mitchell Starc on Gautam Gambhir
Starc recently shared his experience of playing under Gambhir for Kolkata Knight Riders. He said that Gambhir is a fantastic game thinker and actively involved in planning.
“I mean, speaking from my experience in Kolkata, he is a fantastic thinker of the game,” Starc told Star Sports. “He’s always thinking about the opposition and how to get them out as a bowling attack or how to score runs as a batting attack.”
Gambhir will lead Team India for the first time in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and Australia’s bowling unit led by Mitchell Starc will pose a major threat to the visitors.
It’s not just the individual players, it’s always the team’s focus – Mitchell Starc
Starc further stated that Gambhir always puts the team before the individual and pays attention to the little things to help his team rise to the top.
“It’s not just the individual players, it’s always about the focus of the team and how to get on top of the little things that he might see in technique or on the pitch or something like that,” the left-hander said.
The Aussie star added that he had a great time with Gambhir at KKR and revealed that the Indian legend has some master plans, especially in T20 cricket.
“The nine weeks I spent with him were fantastic. In the T20 setup, I know he has some good points,” concluded Starc in an interview.
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