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Mitchell Starc Breaks Silence on KKR Release Shines in ODI Against Pakistan<br>
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Mitchell Starc Breaks Silence on KKRReleaseShinesinODIAgainst Pakistan MitchellStarc,theAustralianpacerwhomadehistoryasthemostexpensiveIPLplayerin 2024,hasexpressedhissurpriseatbeingreleasedbytheKolkataKnightRiders(KKR)ahead oftheIPL2025season. KKR’sRetentionStrategy AsthedefendingIPLchampions,KKRoptedtoretainsixkeyplayers,includingRinkuSingh, SunilNarine,AndreRussell,VarunChakravarthy,HarshitRana,andRamandeepSingh.The
franchiseutilizedtheirfullquotaofretentionanddecidedagainstusinganyRight-To-MatchfranchiseutilizedtheirfullquotaofretentionanddecidedagainstusinganyRight-To-Match (RTM)cardsintheupcomingauction. Starc,notablyabsentfromtheretentionlist,admittedhewasleftinthedarkaboutthedecision.“Istillhaven'theardfromthem(KKR).Itiswhatitis,that'sfranchisecricket,”StarctoldTheDailyTelegraph.HeconfirmedhisavailabilityfortheauctionalongsidehisAustralianteammates PatCumminsandTravisHead,barringtheHyderabad-basedplayers. Starc’sRecord-Breaking ODIPerformance WhilehisIPLfutureremainsuncertain,Starccontinuestoexcelontheinternationalstage. In thefirstODIagainstPakistanattheMelbourneCricketGround(MCG),hebecamethefastest bowlertotake100ODIwicketsinAustralia,surpassingtherecordsetbycompatriotBrettLee. Starcreachedthemilestoneinjust54innings,edgingoutLee’s55andGlennMcGrath’s56.He alsobecamethe30thplayergloballytotake100ODIwicketsinasinglecountry.SouthAfrican legendShaunPollockleadsthislistwith197wicketstakeninhishomecountry.Formorevisitus!