{"id":435831,"date":"2025-01-24T17:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=435831"},"modified":"2025-01-24T17:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:22:18","slug":"2nd-copy-of-mitchell-starc-wants-to-meet-real-mitchell-starc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/2nd-copy-of-mitchell-starc-wants-to-meet-real-mitchell-starc\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Copy of Mitchell Starc Wants to Meet Real Mitchell Starc [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">With the <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/champions-trophy-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICC Champions Trophy 2025<\/a> just around the corner, cricket fever is sweeping across Pakistan\u2014and so is the discovery of Mitchell Starc and his uncanny (well, almost) Pakistani <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/internet-marvels-at-fawad-khans-doppelganger-a-social-media-sensation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doppelg\u00e4nger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Enter Shani Bhai, who has become an overnight internet sensation for his striking resemblance to the Australian pace bowler. And by \u201cstriking,\u201d we mean you might need to squint a little, but hey, the resemblance is there if you believe hard enough.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/inzamam-ul-haqs-son-ties-the-knot-in-a-dreamy-nikkah-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inzamam-ul-Haq\u2019s Son Ties the Knot in a Dreamy Nikkah Ceremony<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Dubbed \u201cDesi Starc\u201d or \u201cMalik Starc\u201d by fans, Shani has taken the internet by storm with his earnest attempts to channel his inner Mitchell Starc.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:360px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/starc-1.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">From mimicking the Aussie\u2019s bowling action to nailing his intense on-field expressions, Shani is living his best Starc-inspired life. And now, he has one heartfelt wish: to meet his idol when Starc arrives in Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Shani Bhai\u2019s rise to fame began when a video of him bowling in his village surfaced online. Cricket fans were quick to point out his resemblance to the Australian left-arm pacer, and the comparisons snowballed from there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Soon, Shani was embracing his newfound fame, posting videos of himself imitating Starc\u2019s bowling style, complete with the signature run-up and follow-through. Sure, the technique might not be as polished, but the passion? Unmatched.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">In his latest viral clip, Shani made a direct appeal to the internet, asking for help in making his dream come true.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5--2\" style=\"max-width:360px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5--2\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/starc-2.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/oscar-winning-composer-to-make-a-new-national-anthem-for-saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscar-Winning Composer to Make a New National Anthem for Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Fans have rallied behind Shani\u2019s dream. \u201cThis is the kind of cricket story we love,\u201d one fan tweeted. \u201cLet\u2019s make this happen!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 just around the corner, cricket fever is sweeping across Pakistan\u2014and so is the discovery of Mitchell Starc and his uncanny (well, almost) Pakistani doppelg\u00e4nger. Enter Shani Bhai, who has become an overnight internet sensation for his striking resemblance to the Australian pace bowler. And by \u201cstriking,\u201d we mean you might need to squint a [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/2nd-copy-of-mitchell-starc-wants-to-meet-real-mitchell-starc\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":435834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2518,2199,1292,2534,1291,2510,2578,2607],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-435831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"category-featured","9":"category-humor","10":"category-meme","11":"category-social-media","12":"category-sports","13":"category-street-buzz","14":"category-tiktoker"},"wps_subtitle":"Meet Malik Starc.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mitchell-starc-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mitchell-starc.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mitchell-starc.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Cricket","Featured","Humor","Meme","Social Media","Sports","Street Buzz","Tiktoker"],"title_text":"2nd Copy of Mitchell Starc Wants to Meet Real Mitchell Starc [Video]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2518,2199,1292,2534,1291,2510,2578,2607&exclude=435831","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435831"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=435831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}