Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc is a prominent Australian cricketer known for his left-arm fast bowling and left-handed batting. He represents Australia in all three international formats: Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. , He was born on 30 January 1990 in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia. Starc is recognized as one of the finest limited-overs bowlers and held the highest ODI bowler rating in 2015.

He made his international debut in 2010 and gained worldwide fame as a key member of Australia's 2015 Cricket World Cup-winning team, earning Player of the Tournament honors. Starc is also known for his remarkable pace, having bowled the fastest-ever delivery in Test cricket (over 160.4 km/h) and is the fastest bowler to reach 200 ODI wickets in 102 matches.

He was part of Australia's victorious 2021 ICC T20 World Cup and the 2023 ICC World Test Championship-winning squad. As of December 2022, he ranks as the 7th highest wicket-taker for Australia in Test cricket.

Starc is of Slovene heritage and is the older brother of Australian Olympic high jumper Brandon Starc. In 2015, Starc got engaged to fellow Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy, and they tied the knot on 15 April 2016. They became only the third married couple to both play Test cricket, after two other couples from England and Sri Lanka. They first met when they were 9 years old while playing as wicketkeepers for Northern Districts. In March 2020, Starc flew home early from a cricket match so he could watch Healy play in the final of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Mitchell Starc Career

In his Test career to date, Mitchell Starc has played 82 matches to date in his Test career and he took 333 wickets, with an average of 27.61, conceding nearly 3.40 runs per over with a best individual figure of 6 for 50.

In Mitchell Starc's ODI career, has played 116 matches to date in his ODI career and he took 226 wickets, with an average of 22.50, conceding nearly 5.15 runs per over with a best individual figure of 6 for 28.

Mitchell Starc has played 58 matches to date in his T20 career and he took 73 wickets, with an average of 22.92, conceding nearly 7.64 runs per over with a best individual figure of 4 for 20.

Mitchell Starc is currently ranked 13th in the ICC Test bowling rankings with a total of 742 points. He holds the 9th position in the ICC ODI bowling rankings with a total of 634 points. Mitchell Starc is ranked 41st position in the ICC T20 bowling rankings with a total of 513 points.