SL vs AUS: Mitchell Starc goes previous Dale Steyn, joins unique 700-Take a look at membership
Australia quick bowler Mitchell Starc surpassed South Africa pacer Dale Steyn within the listing of most worldwide wickets. Starc, with the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne on Thursday, January 30, within the 1st Take a look at match of the sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka, entered the 700-club.
Starc turned solely the fourth bowler in Australia’s historical past to take 700 wickets in worldwide cricket (ODIs + Exams + T20Is). The pacer joined Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, and Brett Lee within the listing. Solely a handful of quick bowlers in all the world have been capable of obtain this unbelievable feat.
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England’s James Anderson and Stuart Broad, Pakistan’s Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, South Africa’s Shaun Pollock, New Zealand’s Tim Southee, Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas, and West Indies’ Courtney Walsh are the one non-Australians within the listing of pacers to have achieved this feat.
Starc has been in sensational kind in latest occasions. Within the not too long ago concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the pacer picked up 18 wickets from 5 Exams, serving to captain Pat Cummins bag a sensational 4-1 win over India within the sequence.
Starc has spoken about his love for Take a look at cricket earlier than. Again in 2022, he had spoken about extending his red-ball profession in worldwide cricket.
“It is definitely not possible in the mean time to play each recreation as a three-format participant,” Starc was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia again in 2022.
“Having (the IPL interval) to relaxation would possibly assist me maintain bowling at first rate speeds for a time frame,” he had added.
Nevertheless, after making that assertion, Starc did play within the Indian Premier League 2024 to arrange for the T20 World Cup 2024, and signed up for the public sale in 2025 as nicely, the place he was picked up by Delhi Capitals.
The pacer has gained the T20 World Cup 2021, ODI World Cup 2023, and the World Take a look at Championship 2023. Starc has additionally helped Australia qualify for the WTC Ultimate 2025 by beating their hardest opponents—the Indian crew.
The quick bowler has two ICC tournaments lined up for him within the subsequent six months. He’ll play within the Champions Trophy after which within the World Take a look at Championship Ultimate.
