Who is Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and the Australian national team. Going down the order, he is a left-handed fast bowler and a left-handed bowler. Mitchell Starc’s full name is Mitchell Aaron Starc. He is a famous bowler in the Australian team and is regarded as one of the fastest and fastest bowlers in the current era.
Mitchell Starc Biography and Early Life
Mitchell Starc was born on January 30, 1990 in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia. He started school at Home Bush Boys High School in Sydney. Starc started playing cricket at the age of 9.
Starc started playing cricket at a young age, working as a wicketkeeper for the Northern District at the age of 19. He was a representative cricketer for the Northern Districts Cricket Association (NDCA) and attended Homebush Boys High School, captaining the academic cricket team.
He is also a former junior cricketer for Berala Sports Cricket Club based in Sydney, where he is known to take wickets and bowl in one innings. Starc continued his international career in 2019 by breaking records in Australia’s one-day internationals which took place after Australia’s tour of Bangladesh was postponed.
Starc’s tournament statistics reflect his dominance: 26 wickets in six matches at 8.12 at an average and 12.3 at strike rate. Starc was named player of the tournament in the tournament played by New South Wales.
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The beginning of cricket – from a wicketkeeper to a fast bowler
Mitchell was born in the Australian state of New South Wales and started playing cricket at a young age. Starc wanted to be a wicket keeper, but due to his physical condition, his coach taught him the art of fast bowling.
A terrific start for New South Wales
In 2009, the big left-armer represented New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield. He was selected for Australia’s tour of India in 2010 due to his impressive domestic performance, but played only one match and went wicketless without batting.
Initial test call
The Aussie pacer donned his green cap in December 2011 against New Zealand and took four wickets in two matches. Having come in and out of the team, Starc found his feet in Test cricket in 2015, where he picked up 46 wickets. Over the next four years, he took 150 Test wickets and helped Australia win home and away matches.
A Real winner of the Cricket Ball
Starc’s exploits were not limited to Test matches, but he became a real winner in ODIs. He holds the record for fastest 200 ODI wickets in just 102 matches.
2015 World Cup winner
Starc was key for Australia as they won the ICC ODI World Cup for the fifth time in 2015. He was the player of the ICC ODI World Cup 2015 in Australia with 22 wickets and finished as the highest ODI player in the world. Four years later, in the 2019 World Cup, Starc again emerged as the top wicket-taker with 27 wickets in 10 matches.
Mitchell Starc’s career in IPL
Starc was signed by various IPL titles during his career, but due to his injury in the Australia match he left more than he played in the team. Royal Challengers Bangalore signed Starc in 2014; he played three seasons with RCB and became the team’s leading wicket-taker in the 2015 season with 20 wickets. The Kolkata Knight Riders signed the left-handed pacer for the 2018 season but he did not play; He was later released from the franchise. Starc has withdrawn from the IPL 2022 mega auction and will not participate in the IPL 2023.
Mitchell Starc’s Records
Mitchell Starc is one of the most successful and decorated cricketers in the world. Some of his achievements include:
Player of the World Cup 2015 for his 22 wickets at an average of 10.1.
One of the rare bowlers to fly over 100 mph (160.4 km/h), the others are Shoaib Akhtar, Shaun Tait and Brett Lee. The second fastest half-century attempt (32 balls) by an Australian, which he scored against South Africa in 2012.
The former tailender survived 100 shots in two Test rounds of the 2013 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
