Right from the moment he ran in to bowl his first ball of the Indian Premier League, Glenn McGrath looked like he belonged here. At 38 years and 70 days and much retired, few would have thought the metronome, known the world over as the Pigeon, would play again.

For long now T20 has been touted as a game for the young, the strong and able-bodied. Taruwar Kohli, half McGrath’s age and fresh from the Under-19 World Cup victory, was taught a swift lesson by an ageing but potent master.

McGrath, pitching the ball in a perfect line and length just outside the off stump, preyed enough on Kohli’s mind to have him come down the track and attempt a wild smear that did not get past midwicket. McGrath then wrapped up the first maiden of the competition, the exact value of which is impossible to quantify in this version of the game. The games played in the IPL so far have shown that this format is suited for young men.

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