Starc becomes most prolific left-arm quick in test history
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.
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It moved him past Akram, widely recognised 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.
Mitchell Starc passes Wasim Akram as the most prolific left-arm bowler in Test cricket history 🤩#Ashes | #MilestoneMoment | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/gxzYjLGR2S — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 4, 2025
Starc is now 16th on the all-time wicket-taker list and could move above both India's Harbhajan 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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