Mitchell Starc’s 100 Tests are about to be completed
Australia’s veteran fast bowler Mitchell Starc is going to create history soon. Australia’s left -handed fast bowler will score a century in Test cricket as soon as he plays a match. In fact, Mitchell Starc has 99 Test matches and on July 12, his 100 Tests will be completed as soon as they enter the Jamaica Test against the West Indies. For the first time in Australian cricket history, a left -handed fast bowler will complete 100 Tests. By the way, only Glenn McGrath has played 100 Test matches among the fast bowlers. Now Mitchell Starc will become the second Australian fast bowler to achieve this achievement.
Stark close to history
Mitchell Starc said before the third Test, ‘I do not regret it at all years, I do not regret franchise cricket. I want my body to be so good that I can play 99 matches for Australia. Not only this, I can spend time with ELISA at my home too. This is the reason why I have done all this work. Stark is the first Australian fast bowler who has played 100 Test matches. Glenn Macgra has played 124 Test matches for Australia in which he has taken 563 wickets.
So far 15 players have played 100 or more Test matches for Australia. The names of these players are Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Alan Border, Shane Warne, Nathan Lion, Mark Waugh, Glenn McGrag, Ian Haley, Steve Smith, Michael Clarke, David Boon, David Warner, Matthew Haden, Justin Langer and Mark Taylor. Now Mitchell Starc is also going to join this list.
Mitchell Stark’s figures in Test cricket
Talking about Mitchell Starc’s data in Test cricket, he has taken 395 wickets in 99 matches at an average of 27.4. He has taken five wickets hall 15 times while he has completed 10 wickets hall 2 times. He is only five wickets behind completing 400 wickets in Test cricket. In the third Test, his eyes will also be on completing this record. He has also scored 3889 runs at an average of 20.27. Mitchell Starc has scored 11 half -centuries in Test cricket and his best score is 99 runs.
Australia has played two Test matches against the West Indies so far and they have won in both. The experienced fast bowler took a total of four wickets in the first Test match played between these two teams, while in the second match he also took four wickets in his name. Now everyone will be eyeing Stark on the third Test.
