India, March 20 -- Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath gave his take on Mitchell Starc's sensational return to the Indian Premier League as Kolkata Knight Riders signed him for a whopping INR 24.75 crore. The left-arm paceman became the most expensive player in the tournament history despite missing the last eight seasons of IPL. Starc initiated a bidding war in the IPL auction between several franchises including Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. However, KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir was adamant about signing the Aussie paceman and sealed the move with a historic bid.

Starc picked for 34 wickets in 27 matches as he played only two seasons in IPL - 2014 and 2015 where he led the RCB bowling att...