Bengaluru, Sept. 2 -- Cricket - that curious blend of obsession, superstition, and sheer spectacle that holds the world spellbound, today bid adieu to one of its most fearsome T20 warriors: Mitchell Starc.
One cannot help but feel a pang of nostalgia, mingled with relief that batsmen everywhere will no longer face the terror of those heart-stopping yorkers and lightning-fast deliveries. at least in the shortest format.
Mitchell Starc, that Australian express train in whites, has decided that T20 cricket is no longer worth the wear and tear on his limbs. At thirty-five, he leaves behind 79 wickets in 65 matches - a respectable haul, but more importantly, a legacy of fear.
Facing him was less a contest and more an exercise in survival, a b...