Starc suing insurer for $1.53m after missing 2018 IPL season

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, reports Cricbuzz.

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, did not 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 February 27 and March 31, 2018, as stated in a writ, and having gone through a full medical by the insurers.

Starc is suing a syndicate of Lloyd's of London, which is an insurance services company that provides coverage in unique circumstances, unlike those which traditional insurers offer. His contract also had a number of exclusions for old injuries.