Mitchell Starc Bowling IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc’s lethal bowling in the first innings of Adelaide Test is being praised a lot in the cricket world. He dismissed 6 batsmen including Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Now Cheteshwar Pujara, one of the highest run-scorers in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history, has praised Starc’s bowling spell. He especially praised those two wickets when Starc did a brilliant set-up to dismiss Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.
During a discussion on a show, Cheteshwar Pujara praised Mitchell Starc and said, “His line and length were also very excellent. His swing is very good, but swing proves fatal only when you bowl on the stumps. He bowled full- Also bowled length and short pitch, but he did not leave the line of the stumps.”
Move against Virat Kohli and KL Rahul
Continuing his point, Cheteshwar Pujara said that when the ball became old, Starc set-up Virat Kohli and KL Rahul well. Pujara said, “When the ball became old, the set-up of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul was excellent. Their figures show that they are in their best form in Test cricket, especially against India. This is their India. The first was a 5-wicket haul against India, he bowled brilliantly and his change of length was also excellent.”
Let us remind you that Mitchell Starc got KL Rahul caught by Nathan McSweeney by bowling the ball on short length. Rahul’s innings ended on the score of 37. If we look at Virat Kohli, Kohli was caught by Steve Smith standing in the slip off Starc’s ball.
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