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Australian fast bowler and man of the series in the recently-concluded ICC Cricket World Cup, Mitchell Starc, is likely to miss the start of Indian Premier League (IPL) season after suffering a minor injury to his knee. Starc, who was sold to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in last year's IPL auction, was advised two weeks of rest making him unavailable for the opening stages of the tournament.
Starc, who captured 22 wickets at an incredible average of 10.18 in the World Cup, has been widely touted to lead a misfiring RCB bowling attack and help improve the team's indifferent performances of recent seasons. Starc's injury compounds RCB's bowling woes - they've also had another of their pace bowling acquisitions, Adam Milne, sidelined due to an injury suffered during the World Cup. In Starc's absence, fellow Sydney Sixers seamer Sean Abbott could make his IPL debut.
With a hectic cricket season ahead for Australian players that includes tours of West Indies and the all-important away Ashes series in July, Cricket Australia are unlikely to risk rushing their star pacer into action.
RCB, led by India Test captain Virat Kohli, will begin their quest for a maiden IPL title with an away game against the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, on March 11.
RCB Squad for IPL 2015:
Virat Kohli, AB de Villers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Nic Maddinson, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Rilee Rossouw, Vijay Zol, Yogesh Takawale, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Ashoke Dinda, Sandeep Warrier, Manvinder Bisla, Iqbal Abdullah, Dinesh Karthik, Subramaniam Badrinath, Darren Sammy, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne, David Wiese, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Naushad Khan, Shishir Bhavane
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