# Starc surpasses Kapil Dev, eyes Steyn’s top-10 spot 2026-08-14T14:55:34+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Mitchell Starc overtook Kapil Dev's Test wicket tally during the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. The left-arm quick dismissed Liton Das for a duck to claim his 435th Test scalp, moving one ahead of the Indian great who finished with 434. Starc now needs five more wickets to leapfrog Dale Steyn (439) and enter the all-time top 10. Earlier in the match, Starc had already become the leading Test wicket-taker among left-arm bowlers, surpassing Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath (433). The Australian pacer now trails only Steyn among active players in the top-10 list, with Muttiah Muralitharan (800) topping the chart. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com Tags: Australia cricket, Dale Steyn, Kapil Dev, Mitchell Starc, Test cricket Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/starc-surpasses-kapil-dev-eyes-steyns-top-10-spot/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/starc-surpasses-kapil-dev-eyes-steyns-top-10-spot/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.