Australia vs India 2018-19: The bowling 'Fab Four' of the Aussies

#1 Mitchell Starc

His toe crushers are a nightmare to the batsman

The tall, lanky left-arm pacer from Sydney is a nightmare for world-class batsman. His menacing ability to cause movement of the ball in the air and bring it back into the batsman at thunderous pace has caused serious trouble to some of the best batsmen in the world. He is one of the world’s most feared bowlers today for a reason.

Having made his debut in the Baggy Green at the Gabba in late 2011, he has certainly come a long way in becoming one of the best pacers in world cricket today. He lacked the accuracy with the ball in the earlier stages of his career and hence was not given a consistent run in the side. After he made adjustments to his bowling and adding new variations in his bowling, he cemented his place in the bowling lineup and today has become the undisputed leader of the Aussie bowling line-up.

His most dreaded delivery is the toe-crushing yorker bowled at 150 km /h leaving the stumps that cartwheels behind. It is truly a sight to behold and watch again and again. Since 2015 he has improved his game and taken his performances to completely another level acting as a chief in wrecker of mighty batting lineups of the world. After Mitchell Johnson retired, he has carried the burden of Australian bowling lineup on his shoulders. In the 2017/18 Ashes in Australia, he was the team’s highest wicket-taker with the ball.

Mitchell Starc will be the bowler to watch out for Team India as they head in their attempts to register their first series win in Australia. The likes of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and other Indian batsmen will have to counter the Starc challenge on them.