Mitchell Starc retains title as king of the pink ball after scintillating day-one figures
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Mitchell Starc has retained his title as the king of the pink ball, destroying India's batting line-up one day one of the second Test at Adelaide Oval.
Starc took career-best figures of 6-48 off his 14.1 overs, opening and finishing with a wicket in hand.
The first ball of the day saw the Australian fast bowler remove the dangerous Yashasvi Jaiswal, with the Adelaide Oval crowd erupting alongside an elated Starc.
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Mitchell Starc raises the pink ball during day one of the Men's Test Match series between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval. Getty
In the ultimate revenge for Jaiswal's "too slow" sledge towards Starc, he trapped the youngster on the pads for a golden duck
The dismissal marked the third time the quick has taken a wicket with the first delivery of a Test match.
India regained a pulse when Nitish Kumar Reddy got to the crease, with the all-rounder smacking 42 off 54, including six impressive boundaries.
That was until Starc returned to the crease to finish off what he started, with Reddy falling after a shot straight into the air was caught and kissed by Australia's Travis Head.
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana also fell victim to Starc and his deadly yorker.
A humble Starc, who has taken the most pink ball Test wickets, admitted not much about his game required adjustment after their dismal loss in the first Test.
"Nothing really changes, game by game. I still run in and try to hit the stumps," he told Fox Cricket.
Scott Boland and Pat Cummins also finished with two wickets a piece.
With the tourists all-out for 180 in 44.1 overs, Australia's opening partnership of Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney marched to the crease under lights.
But the fairytale didn't last long once the Aussies got their hands on the bat.
It was veteran opener Khawaja who fell first, making just 13 off 35 deliveries.
And it was India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah who drew first blood, nabbing Khawaja with an outside ball that forced to defensive shot, caught at first slip by skipper Rohit Sharma.
In bizarre scenes, the stadium lights at Adelaide Oval cut out twice, causing play to be extended by three minutes because of the blackouts.
Australia finished day one 1-86 trailing India by 94 runs.
Nathan McSweeney (38 off 97) and Marnus Labuschagne (20 off 67) remain at the crease.
Earlier, India won the toss and elected to bat.
