WC 2015 AUS vs NZ: When Mitchell Starc got the better of the Easter Bunny
Melbourne: Australian star speedster and the leading wicket-taker of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Mitchell Starc has all the more reason to smile. Facing Australia in the ultimate high-octane final at the full house Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, New Zealand’s hopes of winning the World Cup suffered an early blow when their skipper Brendon McCullum was bowled for a duck, courtesy a swinging fullish Starc delivery.
The sight of the lighted bails not only made Michael Clarke and the Australians happy, but this wicket has also pitted Starc as the most searched on the Internet surpassing even the Easter Bunny.
.@cricketworldcup .@MCG .@ICC Forget the duck, Starc is now more popular than the Easter Bunny in AUS #AUSvNZ #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/7D1y14KncR
— Google Australia NZ (@googledownunder) March 29, 2015The Easter Bunny is a folkloric figure and a symbol of Easter, a festival that’s fast approaching next Sunday and one that’s hugely celebrated in Australia. And more often that not, the Easter Bunny always tops the most searched list during the festival but it looks like Starc’s immense pace was too much even for the Catholic festival.
McCullum, regularly the backbone of New Zealand's batting, faced just two balls of the match to leave his team on 1-1 and with 44 fours and 17 sixes in the tournament already, his aggressive opening batting has been a major factor in New Zealand getting to their first final. McCullum became the first captain to be dismissed for a duck in a World Cup final.
