India vs Australia Live: Starc to Rana: ‘I Bowl Faster’ – What Happened Next Will Leave You Stunned

The Perth track bounced when Harshit Rana bowled full force. Indeed, he proceeded to showcase his bounce barrage to the Australians.

The Border Gavaskar Trophy is becoming more intense. Day 2 action began with Jasprit Bumrah removing Alex Carey following a 17-wicket victory on Day 1. With the wicket of Nathan Lyon, Harshit Rana then joined in the celebration.

The Perth track bounced from the debuting pacer’s full-tilt bowling. Indeed, he proceeded to showcase his bounce barrage to the Australians.

In fact, I bowl faster than you,” Starc said, giving Rana a sly warning. I remember things well. He hinted that the same bouncer music may be faced by Rana.

Mitch Starc offers a little warning to Harshit Rana 😆#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/KoFFsdNbV2

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Unfazed, Mitchell Starc was struck on the helmet by Harshit Rana’s subsequent bouncer a few overs later. Rana inquired about Starc’s well-being right away.

After a lackluster performance with the willow on the first day of the first Test here, captain Jasprit Bumrah made amends for his controversial selection to bat first on day 1 with a captivating opening spell that had Australia running for cover at 67 for 7.

At least on the first day of the match, which was advertised as a contest between two batting groups that were not playing well, lived up to the hype. For the first time in seven decades in a Test match played in Australia, up to 17 wickets were lost.

To everyone’s astonishment, the replacement captain of India chose to bat on a track with a lot of grass, which produced noticeable seam movement and strong bounce in the middle.

However, neither the youthful players nor the more experienced members of the Indian lineup were capable of handling the situation.

India reached 150 in 49.4 overs thanks to the heroic 41 of debutant Nitish Reddy and the incredible sixer of Rishabh Pant. Josh Hazlewood (4/29), Mitchell Starc (2/14 in 11 overs), Pat Cummins (2/67 in 15.4 overs), and Mitchell Marsh (2/12 in 5 overs) shared the spoils.

When Australia came out to respond, they were in the driver’s seat and could not match Bumrah’s (4/17 in 10 overs) impressive showing. In order to assist their captain, Mohammed Siraj (2/17 in 9 overs) and Harshit Rana (1/33 in 8 overs), who made his debut, stepped up to defend a modest first innings score.