Jasprit Bumrah stole the show on the opening day with a stellar four-wicket haul, reducing Australia to a precarious 67/7. On the second day, overnight batters Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey resumed the innings, but Indian skipper Bumrah struck early, dismissing Carey with a sharp short ball in just the second over. Nathan Lyon then joined Starc at the crease, but amid India’s dominance, a light-hearted moment unfolded between Harshit Rana and Starc.
In the 30th over, Rana bowled four tight deliveries to Starc without conceding a run. On the fifth delivery, a back-of-a-length ball rose sharply off the lively Perth pitch, striking Starc’s bat shoulder and falling short of Virat Kohli at second slip. As the ball trickled away, Rana cheekily stuck out his tongue and smiled at his IPL teammate. Starc responded with a grin, quipping, “I bowl faster than you,” to which Rana replied with a laugh before returning to his mark. Their playful banter delighted fans and sent Twitter into a frenzy with reactions to the wholesome exchange.
This what you call mind games!
Mitch Starc offers a little warning to Harshit Rana 😆#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/KoFFsdNbV2
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 23, 2024
Banter
— Pandit Pranoob (@pranoob76889) November 23, 2024
Harshit rana bowls and bowls hit to Mitch Starc
Starc: I bowl faster than you harshit 😅
Bgt is absolute cinema #BGT2024 #BGT2025 #AUSvsIND#INDvsAUS #INDvAUS #AUSvIND— Shane Haider 🇮🇳 (@S_h_a_n_72) November 23, 2024
Memory
“I bowl faster than you Harshit. I’ve got a long memory” – Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana.
Old pro with some mind games for the young tyro. Let’s see how effective it is – I suspect Rana’s next over will tell us. #INDvAUS— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) November 23, 2024
Bouncer
” I bowl faster than you, keep that in memory” – starc to harshit rana
Harshit next ball bouncer 😂😂— RohitianByHeart(2) (@heartRohitan2) November 23, 2024
Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana:
“I bowl faster than you, I have got a long memory”. pic.twitter.com/LuARjykdnb— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 23, 2024
Mind games
I bowl faster than you – Mitchell Starc to his KKR teammate Harshit Rana after one his ball hit right near the handle of the bat above the chest.
— Kaushik Kashyap (@CricKaushik_) November 23, 2024
Banter is on
Starc bantering with Harshit Rana that he bowls faster than him 🤣🤣🤣🤣 love to see it #AUSvIND
— Numan (@numan_shaikh8) November 23, 2024
Starc saying “i bowl faster than you” to Harshit Rana🤣#BGT2024
— Sumit (@unrealsumit) November 23, 2024
Fast and furious
Heat is on
Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana:
“I bowl faster than you, I have got a long memory”.
The HEAT IS ON in Bordergavaskar Trophy 💥💥💥#INDvsAUS #WTC25 #BGT2024#BGT2025 #ViratKohli #Perth #AUSvINDIA #JaspritBumrah #starc #BorderGavaskarTrophy #AUSvsIND #KLRahul #RishabhPant https://t.co/zMcMUUmaW0 pic.twitter.com/b970a0oZr9— TFI_Cric_Banisa (@satyachai0707) November 23, 2024
