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Mitchell Starc becomes highest wicket-taking left-arm Test bowler
Mitchell Starc became the most successful left-arm bowler in Test history on Thursday, reaching 434 wickets during Australia’s first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. Starc dismissed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam to surpass…
The Story in Brief
Mitchell Starc became the most successful left-arm bowler in Test history on Thursday, reaching 434 wickets during Australia’s first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. Starc dismissed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam to surpass Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath (433). The left-arm quick also equalled India legend Kapil Dev’s all-time Test tally, doing so in 25 fewer matches. Starc needs six more wickets to enter the top 10, currently held by Dale Steyn with 439.
Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud stole the show with a career-best 6/55, bowling Australia out for 198, their lowest Test total against Bangladesh. Taskin Ahmed completed 300 international wickets with figures of 2/55. Steve Smith top-scored with 71, but Bangladesh’s disciplined pace attack kept Australia under pressure on Day 1.
The Indian Opinion
Starc’s 434 wickets are rightly celebrated, but the day belonged equally to Hasan Mahmud’s 6/55, Bangladesh’s best Test figures in Australia. The narrative that Australian pitches are graveyards for visiting pacers looks lazy after this performance. The real test: can Bangladesh’s seamers sustain this discipline across the series, or will Australia’s batting recover?
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, indiatvnews.com, newindianexpress.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
