India, March 6 -- History has a curious way of compressing entire events into a single enduring image, a defining moment that seems to hang in the air longer than the ball itself. Until that six in 2011, that image will forever be of Kapil Dev running backward, looking over his shoulders with his eyes peeled to a towering pull by Viv Richards in the 1983 World Cup final. Lord's then, Wankhede now, it's confounding how cricket keeps circling back to similar moments seeking similar highs.

Axar Patel would at least hope so. Between India and the chance to set up the stage for a rare T20 World Cup double on a hot, humid Mumbai evening stood Harry Brook. Jasprit Bumrah was the usual suspect, bowling a slower delivery first ball that lured Bro...