India, July 18 -- Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is the toast of the town after his six-wicket haul in the second innings of the pink-ball Test against the West Indies in Jamaica. The left-arm seamer's fiery spell led to the visitors bundling out the Windies for the second-lowest Test total (27) in the history of the sport. Starc claimed a fifer in just 15 balls, finishing with his career-best figures of 6/9.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Starc was always destined for greatness. He said that ever since the pacer first entered international cricket, he seemed like a player who would go on to play 100 Tests for the country.

Starc made his first-class debut for New South Wales in 2009 at just 19. Within two years, he was ...