BGT 2024 | Twitter laughs as Starc flexes his speed with a cheeky ‘I’ve bowled faster than you’ to Rana

Debayan Sinha

ByDebayan Sinha, SportsCafe Editor

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The Indian Premier League's camaraderie shone through on Day 2 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as Mitchell Starc and Harshit Rana shared a playful exchange. Their light-hearted banter about bowling pace was reminiscent of their Kolkata Knight Riders days and brought smiles all around.

‌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!





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Bouncer

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