KKR bowler Mitchell Starc credits Alyssa Healy for turnaround in IPL 2024

Mitchell Starc credited wife Alyssa Healy for helping him make a comeback in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Australian left-arm fast bowler had huge expectations on his shoulders after being bought for a whopping price of Rs 24.75 crores. In fact, he became the most expensive player in the history of the cash-rich T20 league.

However, he had his troubled times to start with after he leaked 100 runs at an economy rate of 12.50 in his first 2 games without picking up a single wicket. He kept struggling for a majority of the tournament before finding his feet in the last leg of the league phase.

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During this while, Starc’s wife Alyssa Healy was also seen cheering for her husband during the matches. Healy, also the captain of the Australia women’s team, was first spotted in KKR’s match against Hardik Pandya’s MI at the Wankhede Stadium. Since then, Starc hasn’t looked back. Starc said that Healy’s presence boosted his confidence.

“Everything’s been better since Alyssa has turned up,” Starc told Star Sports.

Starc’s very best in the IPL

In the playoffs and final, Starc showed why he is deemed as one of the best in the world. In the Qualifier 1 against SRH at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Starc won the Player of the Match award after the Knight Riders won by 8 wickets. Starc bowled Travis Head with a peach and finished with impressive figures of 4-0-34-3.

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In the final, Starc carried his form and again won the Player of the Match award. This time around, he bowled an excellent spell of 3-0-14-2 as the Knight Riders went on to win the final by 8 wickets to lift the trophy for the third time.

In 14 games, the 34-year-old Starc picked up 17 wickets at an economy rate of 10.61 with a 4-wicket haul to show for his efforts.