Mitchell Starc says he never at any stage was distracted or pressured by the growing noise around him after the IPL’s $4m delivered his best return after a slow start to the tournament.
Before a three-wicket haul for his Kolkata Knight Riders in a big win over the Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens, Starc had only two wickets across four IPL matches this season, averaging 77 with an economy rate of 11.
It was an unexpected return from the most expensive player ever in the IPL and added pressure to the veteran fast bowler.
But the Australian star said his bubble was never breached by the growing din and the very nature of T20 meant he was always going to get his chance to shine.
“I don’t read anything, so that doesn’t bother me,” he said after snaring 3-28.
“I haven’t played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years, so it has probably taken me a little bit longer than I would have liked to get back into the rhythm of things and make a better impact, so today was nice in that regard.”
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