Heading into the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, Mitchell Starc will be sought by each and every team. The ace Australia Cricket Team pacer showcased his worth on Day 1 of the IND vs AUS 1st Test in Perth. The speedster bagged two quick wickets to deal a devastating blow to the India Cricket Team.
Starc struck early in his spell, giving India no chance to recover. His first victim was the in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal who departed for a duck. And then he went on to scalp the controversial wicket of KL Rahul. At the end of India’s innings, Starc’s stats read 2 wickets from 11 overs, 3 maidens, and 14 runs conceded.
Since just a couple of days remain before the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, teams will be keen to get their hands on the ace bowler. Mitchell Starc will go under the hammer after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders on IPL 2025 Retention Day.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are keen to start from the beginning. And with a huge purse of 83 crores, they have the potential to outbid others and buy the superstar. Starc joining RCB makes sense. The side needs a good pacer to spearhead their pace attack and who better to do it than the highest-priced player in IPL history and last year’s IPL winner? last season, he bagged 17 wickets from 14 games, including a dual strike in the final against SRH.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Punjab Kings look well poised to buy Mitchell Starc. They are the team who head into the auction with the highest kitty. PBKS retained just 2 uncapped players and have a budget of 110.5 crore which would be enough for them to spill their cash for the Aussie great. PBKS are likely to use their RTM for Arshdeep Singh and adding Starc to the roster will make the Punjab outfits a team to reckon with.
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Another team who are there in the mixes to buy Mitchell Starc is Gujarat Titans. GT didn’t retain ace pacer Mohammed Shami and replacing him with Starc can be a huge call for the side. With Rashid Khan leading the spin attack, they would need an experienced star campaigner to lead the pace charge. A budget of 69 crores would also be enough for the side to get the ace player.
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