Starc surpasses Pakistan’s Wasim Akram to become most prolific test left-arm pacer

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Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates after taking the wicket of England’s Moeen Ali on day three of the fifth test match at The Oval, London on July 29, 2023. (Reuters/File)
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  • Mitchell Starc took his 415th test wicket during second Ashes test match against England in Brisbane
  • Akram, who took 414 test wickets from 104 test matches, is widely regarded as greatest left-arm pacer

BRISBANE, Australia: Australian veteran Mitchell Starc became the most prolific left-arm paceman in Test history on Thursday, surpassing Pakistan great Wasim Akram.

The 35-year-old bagged England’s Harry Brook at the Gabba in Brisbane on day one of the day-night second Ashes Test for his 415th wicket since his debut at the same ground 14 years ago.

It moved him past Akram, widely recognized as the greatest left-arm bowler the sport has seen.

Akram played 104 Tests for his 414 wickets with Starc reaching the milestone in his 102nd, helped by a career-best 7-58 in the first innings of the opening Ashes Test at Perth.

Starc is now 16th on the all-time wicket-taker list and could move above both India’s HarbHajjan Singh (417) and South Africa’s Shaun Pollock (421) in the current pink-ball Test.
After that he will have New Zealand’s Richard Hadlee (431) in his sights.

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