Starc suing insurer after missing 2018 IPL season

SYDNEY: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is taking legal action against his insurer to claim back the $1.53 m that he lost out on after missing the IPL last year due to injury.Starc picked up a calf injury in the second Test against South Africa last year before breaking down with a tibial bone fracture in the subsequent Test. It has been reported by Fairfax that Starc filed a lawsuit in the Victorian County Court last week against the insurers of his deal to play for Kolkata Knight Riders, snapped up by the franchise for $1.8 million. He, however, didn’t bowl a delivery in the entire season, and was subsequently released by the franchise ahead of the 2019 season.According to the documents in court, the left-armer had a $1.53m policy which would be effective had he missed the IPL season through injury, with Starc having paid a premium of $97,920 to be covered between 27 February and 31 March in 2018, as stated in a writ, and having gone through a full medical by the insurers.

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