Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc

Australian Left Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
65 Mat
243 Overs
1881 Runs
79 W
7.74 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Mitchell Aaron Starc
Date of Birth January 30, 1990
Age 34 Years
Nationality Australian
Birth Place Baulkham Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Current Team(s)
Role Left-arm fast bowler
Batting Style Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style Left-arm fast
Debut October 20, 2010
Jersey No. 56
Family Alyssa Healy (Wife), Brandon Starc (Brother), Ian Healy (Uncle-in-law)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
AUS vs IND 18 & 2 30 & 2 1 & 0 1 & 0 60.00 & 100.00 24 & 1.1 83 & 4 3 & 0 3.46 & 3.43
IND vs AUS 18 15 3 0 120.00 14.1 & 14 48 & 60 6 & 2 3.39 & 4.29
IND vs AUS 26 & 12 112 & 35 2 & 0 0 & 0 23.21 & 34.29 11 & 26 14 & 111 2 & 1 1.27 & 4.27
AUS vs PAK 1 4 0 0 25.00 4 28 0 7.00
PAK vs AUS 2 12 0 0 16.67 10 33 3 3.30

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 127 75 577 744 27 12.02 77.55 0 1 52 42 14 46 0
TESTs 91 131 2131 3541 27 20.49 60.18 0 10 99 215 46 39 0
T20Is 65 21 98 100 11 9.80 98.00 0 0 14 4 2 22 0
T20s 142 48 219 235 25 9.52 93.19 0 0 29 16 2 50 0
LISTAs 158 89 742 937 34 13.49 79.18 0 1 52 56 18 53 0
FIRSTCLASS 143 187 3022 5137 45 21.28 58.82 0 13 99 315 60 67 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 127 127 1085.2 5711 244 23.40 5.26 6/28 9 0
TESTs 91 174 2968.0 10165 369 27.54 3.42 11/94 15 2
T20Is 65 65 243.0 1881 79 23.81 7.74 4/20 0 0
T20s 142 140 511.2 3974 193 20.59 7.77 4/15 0 0
LISTAs 158 158 1366.4 7049 320 22.02 5.15 6/25 12 0
FIRSTCLASS 143 264 4388.3 14776 552 26.76 3.36 11/94 23 4

Mitchell Starc News

Mitchell Starc suffers minor injury during BGT 2024-25 4th Test Mitchell Starc suffers minor injury during BGT 2024-25 4th Test
Mitchell Starc suffers minor injury during BGT 2024-25 4th Test
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[Watch] Australian seamer switches the bails before Nathan Lyon strikes on Day 3 of BGT 2024-25 4th Test [Watch] Australian seamer switches the bails before Nathan Lyon strikes on Day 3 of BGT 2024-25 4th Test
[Watch] Australian seamer switches the bails before Nathan Lyon strikes on Day 3 of BGT 2024-25 4th Test
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[Watch] Harbhajan Singh shares amusing video of Australian fast-bowler's lookalike [Watch] Harbhajan Singh shares amusing video of Australian fast-bowler's lookalike
[Watch] Harbhajan Singh shares amusing video of Australian fast-bowler's lookalike
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"When he used to come to bowl in the last 2 series, we felt we could get runs" - Cheteshwar Pujara on Aussie bowler's threat in BGT 2024-25 4th Test "When he used to come to bowl in the last 2 series, we felt we could get runs" - Cheteshwar Pujara on Aussie bowler's threat in BGT 2024-25 4th Test
"When he used to come to bowl in the last 2 series, we felt we could get runs" - Cheteshwar Pujara on Aussie bowler's threat in BGT 2024-25 4th Test
“He's always been a bit of a thorn in the flesh” - Australian pacer reacts to Ravichandran Ashwin’s sudden retirement after BGT 2024-25 3rd Test “He's always been a bit of a thorn in the flesh” - Australian pacer reacts to Ravichandran Ashwin’s sudden retirement after BGT 2024-25 3rd Test
“He's always been a bit of a thorn in the flesh” - Australian pacer reacts to Ravichandran Ashwin’s sudden retirement after BGT 2024-25 3rd Test

Mitchell Starc Videos

Want To Make KKR The Most Successful IPL Franchise- Gautam Gambhir Exclusive Interview
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Want To Make KKR The Most Successful IPL Franchise- Gautam Gambhir Exclusive Interview
IPL 2024 से पहले आया Rinku Singh का तूफान आया 25 Crore के गेंदबाज के उड़ाए छक्के | KKR Practice Match
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IPL 2024 से पहले आया Rinku Singh का तूफान आया 25 Crore के गेंदबाज के उड़ाए छक्के | KKR Practice Match
IPL 2024 में हुई 5-5 धांसू खिलाड़ी की वापसी... MI, RCB, KKR की लगी lottery! | Rishabh Pant
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IPL 2024 में हुई 5-5 धांसू खिलाड़ी की वापसी... MI, RCB, KKR की लगी lottery! | Rishabh Pant
KKR Strongest Playing 11 अबकी बार Kolkata Knight Riders की ट्रॉफी पक्की | Phil Salt 
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KKR Strongest Playing 11 अबकी बार Kolkata Knight Riders की ट्रॉफी पक्की | Phil Salt 
IPL 2024 का बढ़ेगा रोमांच... बड़ी टीमों के 5-5 मैच विनर्स की हो रही है वापसी 
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IPL 2024 का बढ़ेगा रोमांच... बड़ी टीमों के 5-5 मैच विनर्स की हो रही है वापसी 

Mitchell Starc: A Brief Biography

South Africa v Australia: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023
South Africa v Australia: Semi Final - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Mitchell Starc entered the Australian cricket mix as a younger version of ‘Mitchell Johnson.’ The youngster bettered his pace and accuracy and it can be said that he has emulated Johnson in factors like bowling action, accuracy, and causing fear in batsmen’s minds. The only thing that restricted him from emulating Johnson statistically was the amount of injuries that kept him away from cricket.

Mitchell Starc: Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201020ODI debut against India
201121Test debut against New Zealand
201121Joined Sydney Sixers
201222Won the 2012 Big Bash League
201222T20I debut against Pakistan
201222Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2012
201323Played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013
201323Named in the ICC World ODI XI 2013
201424Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014
201424Joined Royal Challengers Bangalore
201525Won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
201525Man of the Tournament at the 2015 ICC World Cup
201525Named in the ICC World ODI XI 2015
201626Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2016
201626Named in the ICC World Test and ODI XI 2016
201727Played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017
201727Received the Allan Border Medal
201727Named in the ICC World Test XI 2017
201828Joined Kolkata Knight Riders
201929Played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
201929Named in the ICC World ODI XI 2019
202131Won the ICC T20 World Cup 2021
202232Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
202333 Won the World Test Championship Final
202333Won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
202434Joined Kolkata Knight Riders
202434Named in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Mitchell Starc Records

Domestic or T20 League Records

  • Man of the Tournament in the Marsh One-Day Cup in 2015.

  • Became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in both innings of a Sheffield Shield match in 2017

  • IPL 2024: Highest-paid player in IPL history (INR 24.75 crores)

International Records

  • Bowled the fastest delivery in a Test match to Ross Taylor at 160.4 kmph (99.67mph) on 15 November 2015.

  • Became the then fastest bowler to take 100 ODI wickets (52 innings) on 21 August 2016. He is still the fastest pacer to do so.

  • Became the leading wicket-taker across all formats for Australia in domestic as well as international cricket as he took 60 wickets in the 2014/15 season.

  • Leading wicket-taker in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 (22 wickets)

  • Leading wicket-taker in international cricket in calendar year 2015 (87 wickets)

  • 14th Australian to pick up 100 wickets and score 1000 runs in Tests

  • Fastest to 150 ODI wickets (77 matches)

  • Has the most number of five-wicket hauls in World Cup cricket (3)

  • Leading wicket-taker in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (27 wickets)

  • Quickest to take 50 wickets in ICC Cricket World Cup (941 balls)

  • Third-most wickets in ICC Cricket World Cup (65 wickets)

  • Fastest to 200 ODI wickets (102 matches)

Mitchell Starc Awards and Accolades

  • Man of the Tournament in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

  • Received the Allan Border Medal in 2017 for Best Australian Test Bowler in 2016

  • Received the Allan Border Medal in 2022 for Best Australian ODI Bowler in 2021-22

Mitchell Starc Career

Mitchell Starc is known for his blazing pace and toe-crushing yorkers. His ability to swing the new ball has earned him a reputation for being one of the most revered bowlers, especially in ODIs.

Mitchell Starc Domestic Career

Starc made his First Class debut for his hometown side New South Wales in 2009 at the age of 19 years. He also kept performing for his club ‘Western Suburbs’ and his state’s 2nd XI. He made rapid strides as a bowling all-rounder in the domestic circuit.

He made his List A and T20 debuts in domestic cricket in the same year. After some exceptional performances in his debut year, he earned a national call-up in the very next year.

Mitchell Starc IPL Career

Mitchell Starc was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore to play in the IPL 2014. He picked up 14 wickets in the same number of games.

The 2015 edition of the IPL was after the World Cup. Starc was yet to recover from an injury and thus joined RCB from their third game. He continued his brilliant form at the mega event and picked up 20 wickets in just 13 games. He ended up being the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

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He ended his tenure with the RCB in 2017 and was later picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders to play in IPL 2018. He missed the entire season due to injury and was released by KKR in November 2018. Starc returned to the IPL fore by registering himself for the IPL 2024 auction and the Australian speedster became an instantaneous hot pick, as KKR bagged him for a whopping INR 24.75 crores, the highest bid for any player in IPL history.

Image Credits: Kolkata Knight Riders' Instagram
Image Credits: Kolkata Knight Riders' Instagram

Mitchell Starc International Career

Mitchell Starc has had a tremendous international career for the Australian cricket team and has won world titles in all three formats through his pivotal contributions.

Mitchell Starc ODI Career

Starc made his international debut in an ODI against India in Visakhapatnam on October 20, 2010. He continued his good performances and was included in the 2013 ICC World ODI XI. He had cemented his place in the Australian ODI side by then. He was their mainstay in the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015 which was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. He became the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 22 wickets to his name while they won the title for a record fifth time. Starc was also awarded the Man of the Tournament and he collected his award from the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

He had become a prominent bowler who liked to clean the ‘tails’ of batting lineups. His best bowling performance in ODIs also came during a league stage match against eventual Runner Ups and co-hosts New Zealand as he picked up 6/28.

Starc was also the highest-wicket taker in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was part of the squad that won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, picking up 16 wickets in the tournament. He also owns the record for the quickest to reach the mark of 150 wickets (77 matches) and 200 wickets (102 matches). Starc holds the record for being the quickest bowler to take 50 wickets (941 balls) in Cricket World Cup (CWC) history and stands third on the list of leading wicket-takers in CWC history after Glenn McGrath and Muttiah Muralitharan.

Australia v New Zealand - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup: Final
Australia v New Zealand - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup: Final (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Mitchell Starc Test Career

Mitchell Starc earned a Test debut against New Zealand in Brisbane in 2011. He could not perform exceptionally with the ball but scored 99 against the Indian national cricket team in his second Test series. He became the first batter batting below the No. 8 position to face more than 100 balls in both innings.

Starc has taken 358 wickets in 89 matches as of May 2024. He won the World Test Championship final for Australia against India in 2023.

England v Australia - LV= Insurance Ashes 2nd Test Match: Day Five
England v Australia - LV= Insurance Ashes 2nd Test Match: Day Five (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Mitchell Starc T20I Career

Mitchell Starc made his T20I debut against Pakistan on September 7, 2012, in Dubai and was also named in the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup ‘Team of the Tournament.’ He was part of the squad that won the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 held in the United Arab Emirates.

Australia T20 World Cup Kit Reveal
Australia T20 World Cup Kit Reveal (Image Credits: Getty Images)

Mitchell Starc Family

Mitchell Starc is the younger brother of Brandon Starc, who is an Olympic high jumper. Mitchell got married to Australian Women’s Team wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy on 15 April 2016. They met for the first time at the age of 9, when they were both wicket-keepers for the Northern Districts.

Cricket - Commonwealth Games: Day 10
Cricket - Commonwealth Games: Day 10 (Image Credits: Getty Images)

FAQs on Mitchell Starc

A. Mitchell Starc debuted in an ODI against India in 2010.

A. Mitchell Starc has won two ICC Cricket World Cups (2015 and 2023), an ICC T20 World Cup (2021), and an ICC World Test Championship (2023).

A. Mitchell Starc’s best figures of 6/28 in international cricket came in a group-stage ODI match against New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

A. Mitchell Starc clocked 160.4 km/h in a Test match against New Zealand in 2015.

A. Mitchell Starc is playing in IPL 2024 for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

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