Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is suing his insurers to get back the $1.53 million he lost after missing the 2018 edition of the Indian T20 League through injury.
Fairfax media quotes that the bowler, who was picked by the Kolkata franchise last year, filed a lawsuit against his insurers in the Victorian County Court last week. Signed for a whopping $1.8 million (Rs 9.4 crore), the pacer failed to deliver even a single ball in the tournament after picking a series of injuries during the Test series against South Africa, which was largely marred by the ball-tampering incident.
Starc first complained about having calf issues during the second Test, after registering a figure of 9/109 in first Test, before picking a tibial bone fracture in the following match in Cape Town.
Documents provided by the court reveals that Starc, who paid a premium of $97,920 to be covered between February 27 and March 31 in 2018, had opted for a policy which would pay him $1.5m had he missed the T20 League through injury.
Having said that, Mills Oakley lawyers – who are representing Starc – are now suing the insurance company, which is a syndicate of Lloyd's of London.
As per the procedure, Starc was put through a series of tests by the insurers and a number of exclusions were considered while keeping his old injuries in mind. "The parties have exchanged correspondence about the plaintiff's claim which culminated in a final response from the defendant's representative in the form of an email sent on 22 November 2018," the writ said.
"That email confirmed the defendant's contention that the plaintiff is not entitled to the total disablement benefit."
