Brandon Starc’s days of living in his brother Mitchell’s shadows could be over after the star paceman’s younger brother won gold in the high jump at the Commonwealth Games.
With the injured left-arm spearhead watching on, Younger Starc was the only competitor to clear the bar at 2.32 metres at Gold Coast’s Carrara Stadium on Wednesday evening.
It was Australia’s first high jump gold medal since 1994, with the 24-year-old edging out second-placed Jamal Wilson of the Bahamas and Canadian bronze medallist Django Lovett.
After a long summer in which he played all but two of Australia’s Tests against England and South Africa, the elder Starc is currently on the mend from a tibial bone stress reaction in his right leg that recently ruled him out of the Indian Premier League.
Posting a video of his brother’s winning jump, he tweeted: “Get in there boy! Gold medal at the Com(m) games! Bloody awesome … super proud young fella.”
Asked if he’s emerged from his big brother’s shadow, Brandon told Channel Seven with a laugh: “I don’t know, It’s a big shadow to come out of, maybe a bit more than what it was.
