Xtra Time Web Desk: Australian left arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has taken legal action against the insurers of his lucrative deal last season with Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The Aussie speedster has moved to Victorian County Court against a syndicate of Lloyd’s of London.
The writ states Starc paid a premium of $97,920 to be covered between February 27 and March 31 in 2018, when the tournament ended.
The New South Welshman did not bowl a single delivery during the last edition of the cash rich league as he broke down with injury in the ill-fated series against South Africa, which was marred by the ball-tampering plot.
Starc suffered a calf complaint in the second Test in Port Elizabeth before succumbing to a fracture of his right tibial bone in the third Test in Cape Town.
According to the court documents, Starc took out a $1.53 million policy, which was effective if he missed the IPL season through injury.
Starc along with Australian ODI captain Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins decided to skip the T20 league owing to national commitments ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup in England which starts from May 30.