Veteran Indian keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik lavished reward on Australia’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc for his exceptional bowling efficiency in the second one ODI in Vishakhapatnam on Sunday (March 19). The Tamil Nadu-born cricketer additionally empathised with batters going through any individual like Starc.
Starc, who picked up 3 wickets within the first ODI in Mumbai, was once as soon as once more on music with the brand new ball in the second one recreation in Vishakhapatnam. The 33-year-old brushed aside 4 top-order batters to wreck the again of India’s batting and claimed his fifer through eliminating No. 11 Mohammed Siraj to bowl India out for a paltry 117.
Talking on Cricbuzz, Karthik stated that any batter on the planet will battle to include a high quality left-arm seamer just like the 33-year-old Starc, who is the most productive white-ball bowler these days. The 37-year-old additionally lamented the loss of a high quality left-arm seamer within the Indian line-up.
“He’s arguably the most productive white-ball bowler on the planet at the moment. To come back and obtain such balls first up, it is onerous. You place anyone there, extra regularly than now not, they’ll get out first ball. We want to reduce some slack for batters who get out to high quality left-armers.
“The talent that is going in the back of a Shaheen Afridi, Trent Boult and Mitchell Starc is other boss. If the bowler had the talent, he could be enjoying for India! Why would he be bowling within the nets? It’s not a very simple talent. Upload to that, you’re enjoying world cricket, and it is a other ball recreation.”
The fifer was once the 9th time Starc did so in one-dayers, striking him in the back of Waqar Younis and Muttiah Muralitharan. It was once additionally his 2nd five-wicket haul within the layout in opposition to India.
Mitchell Marsh tees off after Mitchell Starc’s heroics
Mitchell Marsh (Symbol Credit: Getty)
Following Starc’s demolition of the Indian batting unit, Mitchell Marsh made fast paintings of the meagre goal set through the hosts.
The West Australian hammered six fours and as many sixes in his 36-ball 66, sharing an unbroken 121-run stand with Travis Head because the Aussies romped house with virtually 40 overs to spare.
Head, who perished affordably within the first ODI in Mumbai, stayed unbeaten on 51 with ten barriers.
Australia levelled the sequence going into the 3rd recreation after struggling a five-wicket loss within the opener. The 2 facets will lock horns within the 3rd and ultimate ODI in Chennai on Wednesday (March 22).
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