ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Five bowlers who will set the tournament on fire

2. Mitchell Starc, Australia, Average- 20.95, Strike Rate- 25.4, Economy- 4.93

The tall Australian speedster lit up the ICC Cricket World cup 2015

Tall and scrawny, left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc can inflict the fear in any contemporary batsmen once he takes long strides to bowl. He is probably the most lethal fast bowler in the world currently. Devastation could be the other title that absolutely suits him.

Australian cricket is widely famous for its obsession with the pace and pacers. Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, and Shaun Tait are few of the greats Australia have produced over the years. Starc has been spearheading the Australian bowling attack from last 2-3 years and has become the most consistent performer.

2015 Cricket World Cup was the turning point for his shorter format success, where he unleashed his hidden talent to the world and stunned the cricket community with his extraordinary Man of the Tournament performance (22 Scalps at an average of mere 10.18).

His mastery over new-ball as well as old-ball makes him even more special for the shorter format. He is the complete package with the ball in hand, whether it is, toe-crushing Yorkers, snorting deliveries, reverse swing or seaming deliveries, he has mastered them all.

He is also a batsman as well who could hit the lusty blows long into the crowd and a gun fielder who could cover the long distance quickly with his long strides.