Mitchell Starc submits video footage to prove his injury and claim USD 1.43 million IPL insurance payout

Mitchell Starc’s controversial deal with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has seen another chapter added to it. The Aussie left-arm quick has now provided video footage from the second Test against South Africa in 2018 to prove that he got injured. This evidence has been presented to help to get an insurance payout for losing his Indian Premier League contract with KKR.

Starc has demanded an insurance payout of USD 1.53 million, as per the reports published by Sydney Morning Herald. The report also stated that the New South Wales bowler had filed a lawsuit in the Victorian Country Court in April 2019 against the insurers of his contract.

The insurers have been defended by Clyde and Co lawyers. According to the argument presented, the lawyers have been arguing regarding the timing of the injury in the second Test of Australia against South Africa. The date for the civil trial was first listed for March 30 but it was later rescheduled for June 17. The date has been again further delayed to August 12.

Starc’s lawyer submits video of the incident which caused his injury

The mediation talks on May 25 and 26 didn’t work out when the cricketer’s manager had handed over the footage from Fox Sports of Starc bowling in the second Test.

The delay happened after the lawyers withstanding alongside the insurers had said that they didn’t have enough time to through the footage from March 10. Apparently, there were two videos, one which was of one minute and 37 seconds while another was of seven minutes and 37 seconds.

On the other hand, the lawyers of Starc has argued from their point that the lawyers had around 13 months to review the case and ask for footage. On contradictory, the insurers have said that Starc has to prove that he suffered a single, sudden and unexpected event which caused him the injury. Additionally, that injury should have occurred at an identifiable time and place.

Both the sides had their own medical profession giving statements. Russel Miller, an orthopaedic surgeon who was representing the fast-bowler has said that the injury was ‘complex and multifactorial’ but it is likely on the balance of probabilities. However, Dr Seamus Dalton, the one defending the insurers has argued with the claims.